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Ahavat HaKadmonim – Siddur According to the Original Fez Rite – Jerusalem, 1889

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Ahavat HaKadmonim – year-round siddur, according to the original rite of the community of Fez (Morocco). Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Zuckerman, 1889. Rare first edition. Two title pages, the first colored. Illustrations of holy sites on verso of second title page and last leaf.

Weekday, Shabbat and festival prayers, according to the original Fez rite before the arrival of Spanish exiles with the Sephardic rite. According to the introduction by the proofreader, this siddur, the first printed edition of this rite, is based on a manuscript from the one synagogue in Fez that preserved the original rite.
On leaves 79-83, halachic ruling (dated 1715) on ownership and division of income from that synagogue.
Signature on second title page.


[9]; [1], 2-84 leaves. 18.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, affecting text (without loss). Detached leaves. Original decorated leather binding. Damage to binding.


Sh. Halevy, no. 636 (recorded based on a copy held in the Ben-Zvi Institute).
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Early Books Printed in Jerusalem – Books and Booklets, Proclamations and Signed Letters
Early Books Printed in Jerusalem – Books and Booklets, Proclamations and Signed Letters