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LOT 216:
Beautiful Letter from the Av Beit Din of Livorno, Kabbalist Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais
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Sold for: $400 (₪1,488)
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
496 (₪1,845.12)
Calculated by rate set by auction house at the auction day
Start price:
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400
Estimated price :
$600 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 24%
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Beautiful Letter from the Av Beit Din of Livorno, Kabbalist Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais
Very beautiful letter, loaded with blessings entirely handwritten and signed by the gaon Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais, av beit din of Livorno and one of the Chid"a's closest associates - he even studied the hidden Torah together with him. Livorno, 1790.
The letter was sent on the eve of Passover, ma'alei yoma d'Pascha, to Rabbi Shmuel HaKohen, also a gadol of Livorno, who Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais refers to in his letter commenting , "everything he decides is the halachah." Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes, aside from his greatness in Torah and Kabbalah, was known as a poet. He writes his letter in lofty poetic language, as was traditional among period Italian gedolim. He signs his letter: "Tola'at Yino"n."
Alongside this letter's historic value is its tremendous segulah value. Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais was one of the gedolei hador and most prominent Kabbalists in the dor hadeah in which the Chid"a and the Rasha"sh also lived. He heaps on exceptional blessings in this letter for a complete recovery, covering almost the entire letter: " I pray that [your] candle enlighten; may your allowance always be granted from on High [paraphrasing the final verse in Yirmiyahu, "His allowance was a regular allowance from the King of Babylon"] ... And may Hashem remove all illness from you ... May [you] arise and become a cornerstone. May these blessings fertilize your soul ... Pleading for [your] success, Ana Hashem Hatzlichah Na, amen, may it be His will. May Hashem protect you going and coming from now and forever, amen, may it be His will.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon and Kabbalist Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais.
[1] double leaf, approximately 18x12 cm each leaf. High-quality Italian paper. Entirely handwritten and signed by Rabbi Ya'akov Nunes Vais. Foreign-language notation on the second leaf.
Fine condition. Fold marks. Aging stains.
