About This Text
Author: Abraham Danzig
Composed: Vilna, c.1785 – c.1815 CE
Kitzur Sefer Haredim is a 19th-century abridgment of Rabbi Elazar Azcari’s Sefer Haredim, a 16th-century ethical-kabbalistic treatise. Kitzur Sefer Haredim focuses on listing the commandments and unconventionally ordering them according to the body parts used in their performance. It was also called Mitzvat Moshe in its first publication, printed in the back of the author’s “Zichru Torat Moshe” on the laws of Shabbat.