Lot 178
Siddur – Vilnius 1879 – Copy of the Boston Rebbe
Siddur for the whole year, with Derech HaChaim by Rabbi Ya'akov of Lissa and with Be'er Chaim by Rabbi Duber Ze'ev Wolf Lifshitz. Vilnius, 1879.
Composed of prayers for everyday and Shabbat, for the Three Festivals, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Hosha'anot, Yotzrot and Selichot for Sheni, Chamishi and Ta'aniyot.
Well-used Siddur. On the back of the binding is a sticker: "Library of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz", with details of his family connection to Chassidic leaders tracing back to the time of the Ba'al Shem Tov. On the title page is a stamp of the Rebbe's library.
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz (1921-2010), the second Rebbe of the Boston Chassidism and member of the Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in the US and in Eretz Israel, came to Israel after the Six Day War and alternated between his court in Boston and his Beit Midrash in Jerusalem. He was very active, concerning himself with public needs, assistance to the sick and in "Kiruv". Among other things, he founded the organization "Rofeh", which assists anyone who comes to the Medical Center in Boston.
Bound at the end of the siddur are five leaves from Ein Ya'akov (Tractate Berachot), with Aggadot Chazal on the subject of prayer, Tefillin and the synagogue.
2-252 leaves (the first title page is missing). 22 cm. Fair-poor condition. A well-used Siddur. Dark stains and wear, tears on title page and on several leaves (some with damages caused to the text), restored with paper. Detached title page. Worn and damaged binding.
