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Kabbalah – Commentary on the Torah by Rabbi Menahem Recanati – Venice, 1545. Second edition.

Rabbi Menachem son of Rabbi Binyamin Recanati was one of the great early kabbalists (1223-1290). He was one of the first Italian kabbalists, as well as a significant adjudicator. The Beit Yosef [Orach Chaim, 651] quotes from the book about what the author saw in a dream regarding the four species, and rules halacha based on it.

 235 leaves, faulty pagination, Fine condition, stains, small restoration on title page, Nice half leather binding.