HaIkarim with the Commentary "Eitz Shasul, " Venice 5378 – First Edition of This Commentary
Sefer HaIkarim – the foundational work on Jewish belief, authored by the early Gaon Rabbi Yosef Albo of Spain, accompanied by the commentary "Eitz Shasul" by Rabbi Gedaliah ben Shlomo. Printed in Venice, 5378 – First Edition of this commentary.
Foundations of Yiddishkeit
Rabbi Yosef Albo was a participant in the famous disputation between Christians and Jews in Spain, known as the "Disputation of Tortosa". In response, he authored this seminal sefer, in which he thoroughly explains the three fundamental principles of Yiddishkeit:
The existence of Hashem
Torah min HaShamayim
Sechar v’Onesh (Divine reward and punishment)
Condition: Good-Fair. Restorations, leaf 118 completed in manuscript, staining, elegant binding.
