Ḥovot ha-levavot

All notes by Chaim Meiselman: notes Each text column is headed by a one of the mini-series titles of the volume, which are original to the literary work; they are called ’Sha’ar’, or ’Gate of ...’. Text block below in double-column bold-type with hyphens and paragraph numbers in Hebrew, consisting of Judah ibn Tibbon’s translation of Baḥya b. Joseph. Below, the commentary of Manoah Hendeles in ’Rashi type’, in a single wide column. With commentary on Hovot ha-Levavot by Manoaḥ Hendeles b. Shemariah. The history of this author is recorded in S.J. Feunn, (heb.) ’Kiriyah Ne’emanah’, p. 57 entry §. A student of Solomon b. Yeḥiel Luria in Lublin, he wrote widely on the works of medieval scholars (’Rishonim’), varying from topics of Talmud, Aggadah, Zohar, Kabalah, Halakhah, Diḳduḳ, and more; Feunn records that he was largely forgotton by his time (19th century). Haskamot of rabbinical authorities of Lithuania (medinot lita): Nathan Nata Katz of ’Brisk’ (Brest-Litovsk), dated Monday 11 Tevet 1681; same date and place, by Eli’ezer b. Tsvi Hersch Sega"l, Mosheh b. Ze’ev Wolff "Beiller", and Yudah Lisker; Refa’el Lublin of Slonym, undated; Yosef b. Yehudah ’Yiddlns’ (Jüddellins?) of Minsk, dated 12 Nisan 1688; Mordkhai Züsskind b. Mosheh Rottenfurt of Grodno, dated 17 Iyyar 1688; finally, a letter by the rabbinical authorities of ’Vilna’ (Vilnius), signed Thurs. 5 Iyyar 1688 by BenZion b. Shemu’el Katz, Shelomoh-Zalman b. Binyamin, and Shemuel b. Meir ’Dayyna-Safra’ (Judge and Scribe). With an introduction by Abraham b. David Provençal. ‫ Chronogram: אשא דעי למרחוק ולפועלי .א.ת.ן. צדק לפ"ק. ‬ references Steinschneider, Cat. Libr. Bodl., 4526 : 5. Benjacob, I. Otsar ha-sefarim, p. 169, #132 Friedberg, Bet eked sefarim, p. v. 2, p. 353, #256 (#14) BM Hebrew, p. 73 Jewish Encycl., v. 2, p. 447-454; v. 8, p. 296 Encycl. Judaica, v. 4, p. 105-108 Subtitle: ...הוגה מחדש ... ונוסף על זה פירוש ... אשר היה קדם מפעליו מאז רק שהיו פרורות ולעת הזאת איש באחיהו ידובקו ... BHB note: המביא לדפוס גם תרגם את הספר ליידיש, וההסכמות הן על תרגום זה, שלא נדפס כאן.