Bidspirit auction | Two Large Pages of Sitrei

Two Large Pages of Sitrei Torah, Handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Shklov, One of the Leading Disciples of HaGra - 18th Century. - Large leaf written on both sides, deep and sublime Kabbalistic matters with secrets and wonderful gematria, holy names and more. Glosses on the margins of the leaf.  The Gaon and Mekubal Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Shklov (?-1927) one of the leading disciples of HaGra, who declared “for about two years I did not move from him... where he went, I went, where he slept, I slept and I did not move my hand from his hand at all, and he opened for me the key of wisdom” (Toldot Chachmei Yerushalayim, III, p.158). Rabbi Menachem Mendel wrote down HaGra's Torah in his lifetime, and after his passing, dealt with the publication of his books. Rabbi Menachem Mendel learned much of the wisdom of Kabbalah from his great teacher HaGra and possibly, these remarkable Chidushim are from HaGra himself. Rabbi Menachem Mendel is known for leading the Aliyah of HaGra’s disciples to the Holy Land in 1808. He was also the one who bought the Churva yard and founded the Ashkenazic community of Jerusalem. [1] large sheet of paper written on both sides (approx. 100 lines!). 21X30 cm. Stains, some moth holes. Fine, clear script.