Sefer AZohar, Vayikra, Mantua 1560. with handwritten notes and glosses by the kabbalists in the period of the holy ...

Sefer AZohar, Vayikra, Mantua 1560. with handwritten notes and glosses by the kabbalists in the period of the holy Ari, including proofreading by Kabbalist Rabbi Yehuda Mas'ud, translator and commentary of the Zohar
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The Zohar and Leviticus. Mantua 1560, first edition of the Zohar that was revealed by the Tana Ha Eloki Ha Rashbi z "l.

In the volumes of this volume, comments were added to the handwriting of Kabbalists from the era of the Ari and his Guru, an ancient Oriental writing written by the Kabbalists of Egypt at the time. The comments were divided to two categories, A, Explinations on the Zohar. B, Glosses on the type of the book of the Zohar.

On page Tz” Ch A”A, an important and highly authoritative gloss is found in the Zohar: The gloss speaks of the Zohar: " Tzarich LeKarva LeGabayhu Shtey HaLuchot datrin Yomin DeShavuot De’Ainun ..." These words were marked on the lines as a sign of erasure, alongside a handwritten note: I find this in the mouth of the wise Rabbi Yuda Massoud NR”U, and it is true that the Torah does not have two days of weeks as above. "

Rabbi Yuda Masoud was one of the sages of Egypt and wrote a translation and commentary on the Zohar in 1589. He recalled the words of Rabbi Yosef Sambari: "Yuda Mas'ud author of Sh”T, and copied the Zohar for the Holy Tongue and in the context of Gerra he interpreted several articles in the Zohar and made Aliyah to Eretz Yisrael, and passed away there. "He said. Rabbi Yuda Massoud's commentary includes a translation of the book of Zohar, and includes explanations and interpretations, short and long. The translation of Rabbi Yuda Mas'ud into the Book of Zohar is currently found in several manuscripts: In New York handwriting, the translation is found in a hidden midrash, Seferrei Torah Bereishit, and a full-fledged translation of the entire text.

Rabbi Yehuda Mas'ud was accurate in the Zohar and collected different versions from various copies of the Zohar. The glossy volume in front of us contains proofreading from the translation of Rabbi Yuda Mas'ud on the Zohar of Sefer Vayikra - whose place is unknown today, and for which reason it contains a unique revelation from the teachings of Rabbi Yuda Mas'ud.

The proofreader was a student friend of Rabbi Yuda Massoud. To this day, we have not heard of any Kabbalists who mentioned rumors from there, Rabbi Yuda Mas'ud.

Other pages in the Zohar in front of us have many glosses written on the sides of the page or between the printed lines. In addition, comments were written with the content of "commentaries" - commentary in the Zohar.

There is great importance in proofreading the first edition of the Zohar, for until the printing of the Zohar were the greatest Kabbalists in the Zohar, which was copied in manuscripts. When the Zohar appeared on the printing press for the first time, the sages of the kabbalists presented the printed Zohar according to their authorized manuscripts. The glosses before us were written by the kabbalists of the kabbalists who lived in the time of the holy Ari.

The description of the item was written according to the words of Rabbi Yosef Avivi, and according to his article in the Musayof catalog (Ohel Shmuel, Jerusalem 1992).

Condition: Two copies of Leviticus, missing copies. First copy: Missing title page and beginning to leave Y”Z. Nine leaves from the first opening pages were completed in fine Yemenite writing from the 18th century. Likewise the pages L”G L”V and L”Z are missing writing. Second copy, missing at the beginning and at the end, in front of us are the leaves: G’ T’ and Y”P. Additional pages from the third copy: Tz”Z - KTV (end). Two leaves from parashat Ki Tetze. Fair condition, tears and wear. Large use, binding and detached leaves.