Bidspirit auction | “Kol Ha’Omran Hu Ben Olam

“Kol Ha’Omran Hu Ben Olam HaBa U’Mishtaker Elef Zehuvim” Seder Me’ah Brachos — Amsterdam 1687 (תמ״ז) Seder Brachos (Me’ah Brachos), issued by R’ Binyamin Shneur Godines, with a Ladino/Spanish translation drawn from the manuscripts of R’ Yitzchak ben Matisyahu  Abuhav, with additions. Printed in Amsterdam, 1687. The title page is a beautifully engraved work by the Jewish artisan Binyamin Godines, subtly alluding to the five human senses—each shown through its natural action—crafted with refined chochmah and quiet care. This compact handbook of daily brachos, minhagim, and tefillos was printed specifically for the benefit of the Anusim of Spain and Portugal who were returning to live openly as Jews and needed a practical, accessible guide to daily avodah. As cited by Chaim Yosef David Azulai in Birkei Yosef (O.C. 46:5): “A person is obligated each day to recite one hundred blessings… and it is written in Orchos Chaim that whoever says them is assured a share in the World to Come and ‘earns a thousand gold coins.’” A small sefer with a very big promise!