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Blessing for Protection and Success in the Holy Handwriting of the Rosh Golas Ariel, Maran the “Ben Ish Chai” ”E-l Shaddai will be in our aid, and He will guard us and help us always. Amen, may it be His will.” A small slip of paper bearing a blessing for Siyata Dishmaya in the holy handwriting of Maran Rabbeinu Yosef Chaim of Bavel, author of Ben Ish Chai. Marana V'Rabbana, the Ben Ish Chai, Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1835–1909), was a luminary of the Diaspora and one of the great figures of the nation. Author of many important and profound sefarim, he was among the leading poskim and Kabbalists of his generation, as well as a communal leader, Darshan, and poet. His halachic rulings were accepted and became renowned throughout the Jewish world. He was a disciple of Rabbi Abdallah Somech, the leader of Sephardic Jewry. [1] Leaf. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains.