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Double Signature and Corrections of Words Handwritten by the Tzaddik mekubal Rabbi Yosef Waltuch on the Chida's Book Lev David - Warsaw, 1876 - Sefer Lev David by Maran the Chida, containing Mussar chapters and a Kuntres on Teshuvah that he had copied from a manuscript by Rabbeinu Chaim Vital. Warsaw, 1876. [1], 36 leaves. Stains. Moth perforations. Other minor blemishes. Original binding with blemishes. Good overall condition.  On the flyleaf and title page of the book, the handwritten signatures of the Mekubal Rabbi Yosef Walltuch: ”ב”ה ע”ה יוסף וואלטוך מעיה”ק ירושלים תובב”א”. Corrections of 4 words handwritten by him on 3 leaves of the book.  *** The Tzaddik Mekubal Rabbi Yosef Walltuch of Zlotchov. In his youth, he lived in the Old City of Jerusalem, and every day he would sneak into the Beit El Kabbalistic yeshiva, study the ways of the kabbalists, and sleep very little. His minhag was to lay next to the graves of tzaddikim and he merited wonderful visions and sight of the souls of tzaddikim. However, he would take care not to go to Rashbi’s tomb on Lag BaOmer because of the large number of people there. It is said that during one of his prayers to bring about the Geulah he merited seeing Rachel Imenu wearing black clothes. Despite his suffering, he worked Hashem with happiness and excitement. In Iyar 1983 he told a student that if Hashem willed it he would settle in Jerusalem and he went with two students to pray at the graves of tzaddikim in the Galilee. When he left Meron he told them that he didn’t feel well. They continued to the Idra cave to pray, and he told them again that he didn’t feel well. He asked for some soda water, and when he finished the blessing over the soda, he fainted, was taken to the hospital in Safed, and passed away.