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Kavanot HaAggadot – Kaftor VaFerach .Amsterdam, 1709. - Sefer Kavanot HaAggadot – Kaftor VaFerach. A commentary on the Aggadot of the Talmud, along with novellae on the Zohar and wondrous stories, by Rabbi Yaakov Luzzatto - one of the scholars of Venice, and later among the scholars of Safed. Amsterdam, 1709. Printed by Asher Anschel ben Eliezer Chazan. Second edition. The author, the great Rabbi Yaakov Luzzatto, was among the rabbis of Venice, serving as a judge in the Venetian rabbinical court, and later became a resident of Safed in the 16th century. In the year 1581 he was among the students of the holy Rabbi Elisha Gallico. He was a wise and perceptive scholar and also had knowledge of general studies. He was likewise highly proficient in Talmud and halachic authorities, and excelled especially in his various writings. These include: Kaf Tor VaFerach (also called Yashresh Yaakov), also known as Kavanot HaAggadot, which includes commentary on the Aggadot of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, Midrashim, and Zohar passages that appear strange in the eyes of non-Jews. He compiled them from many different books and arranged them according to the order of the Talmud, with simple explanations and stories for each tractate. 131 leaves, 17.7 cm.