The second work is Ayyelet Ahavim by R. Solomon Oliveyra. It is a rhetorical and poetic treatise on the Akedah (sacrifice of Isaac) by R. Solomon ben David de Oliveyra, (d. 1708). Oliveyra was a scholar, professor, and poet, as well as serving as a hokham of the Sephardic congregation of Amsterdam. He was among the adherent of Shabbatai Zevi in Amsterdam, composing liturgical verse in his behalf. Ayyelet Ahavim, Oliveyra’s magnum opus, is written in prose and poetry. Its title is from “A loving hind (ayyelet ahavim) inspiring favor” (Proverbs 5:19). Oliveyra’s introduction follows (2a-b) in which he states that he does not wish to delve into deep explanations nor to go up to the heights of discourse, but rather his heart wishes to speak of the greatness of that “righteous man, who quarried the fetters of love, of that which he formed יצורו for the love of the One Who formed him יוצרו.” de Oliveyra intent is to investigate this holy and wondrous deed. Among the several reasons that he entitled this work Ayyelet Ahavim is that it is on the love of Abraham and his soul for God “As the hart longs for water streams” (cf. Psalms 42:2).

דף [א, ב]: הקדמת המדפיס: "אלה דברי האגרות ... מחכם אחד ... אב"ד ור"מ באחת מקהלות ישורון, והוא ... לא ראה להביא שמו ושם עירו ... על הספר, לטעם ידוע אליו ... וגודל התועלת לילדי בני עמינו ללמדם צחות ומליצה בלשון הקודש ... ומה גם שיגעתי בו להקל את הלשון בכמה מקומות ... ועשיתי לו איזה מגדנות למטה בגליון". פ' מייחס את הספר לר' יהודה ליב מרגליות (תק"ז-תקע"א), שהיה אב"ד פראנקפורט דאודר.