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Chesed La’Alafim Halachic Teachings by the Pele Yoetz First Edition. Salonika, 1836. * Chesed La’Alafim, containing halachic chiddushim on Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, by the saintly gaon Rabbi Eliezer Papo, renowned throughout the Jewish world for his holy sefer Pele Yoetz. This sefer serves as a concise halachic compendium arranged according to the order of the Shulchan Aruch, summarizing the opinions of the Achronim. In his characteristic style, the Pele Yoetz interweaves within his rulings words of mussar and practices of holiness. The sefer is frequently cited by leading Sephardic sages such as the Sdei Chemed, the Ben Ish Chai, and Rabbi Eliyahu Mani of Chevron, and especially by Rabbi Chaim Palagi of Izmir, who refers to the author as “the chassid Rabbi Eliezer the Great.” Rabbi Palagi urged regular study of this sefer: “Let one review from time to time the sefer Chesed La’Alafim from siman 202 onward, and he is assured that he will never stumble” (Mo’ed Lekol Chai, siman 30, sec. 28). The Pele Yoetz himself promised reward to all who would show him kindness: “If I merit to behold the pleasantness of Hashem and dwell in His sanctuary, for anyone from whom I have received goodness — I will endeavor to repay him with good and beseech mercy for him” (Oros Ilim, sec. 96). Surely, anyone who studies his sefer thereby assists the author. The sefer was printed by the author’s son, Rabbi Yehuda Papo, who added an extensive and fascinating introduction about his father, along with glosses that are themselves quoted by later poskim. Rabbi Eliezer Papo, the Pele Yoetz (1746–1828) , was a holy man, a kabbalist and posek, whose mussar sefer Pele Yoetz is studied by many. He served as one of the leading rabbanim of Bulgaria and passed away during Chol Hamoed Sukkos, shortly before his planned move to Eretz Yisrael. His resting place became a beacon of hope for those seeking salvation, especially in recent years. Salonika, 1836. First Edition. Page Count: [4], 146, 149–156, 155–207 leaves. Condition: Good; a few stains. The title page features the signature of the Kabbalist Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Monsa (1880–1954) , one of the sages of Damascus and Jerusalem, a disciple of the Kabbalist Harav Hasade”h, Rabbi Chaim Shaul HaKohen Dwek, and the close friend of Rabbi Salman Mutzafi, with whom he would engage in prayers and yichudim according to Kabbalah, in purity and sanctity. - - - - - - - - - - - - The date appearing on the title page is 1841; however, bibliographers determined, based on the names of the printers mentioned on the title page, that the correct year of printing is 1836.