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Three classical ethical work, two by R. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto (Ramhal, 1707–1746), the third by R. Solomon ben Judah ibn Gabirol. The first work, the classic Mesillat Yesharim, was so highly regarded by the Vilna Gaon, (Gr”a) that, that he wrote that if Luzzatto were alive in his generation, he would go to him, from Vilna to Italy, by foot, in order to sit at his feet and learn from him. Gr”a stated that R. Luzzato had a greater understanding of the tenets of Judaism than could be attained by any other mortal. The second work, also by the Ramhal, is Derekh Ez ha-Hayyim, written as the introduction Kelah Pithei Hokhmah, a systematic theosophical exposition of the Lurianic Kabbala, in which Ramahal minimizes the mythological aspects of R. Isaac Luria's teachings and to emphasize the theosophical aspects. He developed his own interpretation of the main features of Luria's mythology and interpreted them as symbols, not as actual events. In Derekh Ez ha-Hayyim, frequently publishled separetly, Ramhal explains the religious merits of kabbalistic study. This small work was widely read and accepted.
R. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto (Ramhal, 1707–1746) was a kabbalist, writer of ethical works, and Hebrew poet; leader of a group of religious thinkers, who were mainly interested in the problems of redemption and messianism. R. Luzzatto was born in Padua, Italy, into one of the most important, oldest, and most respectable families in Italian Jewry. Regarded as a genius from childhood, he knew Bible, Talmud, Midrash, halakhic literature, and classical languages and literature thoroughly. While he was immersed in kabbalistic speculations, he suddenly heard a divine voice, which he believed to be that of a maggid (i.e., a divine power inclined to reveal heavenly secrets to human beings). From that moment, the Maggid spoke to Luzzatto frequently and he noted these revelations, which comprised his kabbalistic writings for a few years.
The third work, Mivhar Peninim, by R. Solomon ben Judah ibn Gabirol(c. 1020Bc. 1057) is printed on blue paper. It is a collection of maxims, parables, and proverbs, many taken from Arabic sources.
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מסילת ישרים
מקום הדפוס באותיות קיריליות.
נדפס דף על דף כמו ההוצאה הדומה שנדפסה באותו מקום באותה שנה, אלא שהספר נסדר בצורה שונה. בשער ציור של פרחים, שאינו בהוצאה האחרת.
בנוסח השער, שהועתק מהוצאת זאלקווא תקכ"ו, במקום "החסיד... מוהר"ר אליהו בן מוהר"ר ישראל זלה"ה", נדפס: "החסי'... מו' אליהו בן ישראל זלה"ה" ובטופס אחר של הוצאה זו: "בן ישראל זל"ה".
על-פי זאלקווא תקכ"ו.
מבחר הפנינים
על-פי זאלקווא תקס"ה. |
