Rabbi Chaim Vital's Manuscript

Torah Insights from a Disciple of the Holy Ari

אוצר הקבלה

A leaf in cursive Oriental script, containing Torah insights in the holy handwriting of the divine Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Vital, the foremost disciple of the Arizal and transmitter of his teachings. Nearly all the writings of the Ari's insights and foundational teachings in Kabbalah passed through our master, who drew from his great teacher's Torah and nourished the holy fellowship with it, filled to overflowing like a brimming vessel, abundantly able to impart it to others.

Manuscript Contents

The content includes remarkable explanations, through both the plain meaning and Kabbalah, of various rabbinic teachings and biblical verses. These reveal another aspect of our master's greatness: beyond his renowned knowledge and understanding of esoteric teachings, he also possessed a profound, methodical mastery of the plain meaning of Scripture and of Hebrew grammar.

כי מאחר שהקב"ה שלח ברכתו... והקב"ה לא יעזבנו בידו, על דרך יברכך ה' וישמרך, שאמרו רז"ל ששולח ברכתו ומשמרה שלא יטלוה מידו

Special Blessings

The contents of this manuscript were published in the book "Etz HaDa'at Tov". Among them are a blessing for wealth and a blessing that Torah never depart from your mouth or the mouths of your descendants: "לא ימושו מפיך... מובטח לו שלא תפסק עוד לעולם".

Several marginal notes in the handwriting of his son, Rabbi Shmuel Vital, of blessed memory. 21.5X15.5 cm. A leaf written on both sides, bound in an elegant new leather binding.