Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters

Sha'ar HaTefillah - First Edition

Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,375
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Sha'ar HaTefillah, Chassidic and Kabbalistic commentary on prayer. Responsum by Rabbi Chaim of Chernivtsi, author of Siduro Shel Shabbat. (Mogilev) [Sudilkov], [1825]. First edition.
The first pages: "Responsum…we saw fit to include in the composition...a responsum...about prayer and Mitzvot…". The responsum confers to the teaching of the "Nodah B'Yehudah" who challenged the Chassidic customs and version of prayer. (Those leaves are missing in many copies of this edition).
10, 102, 113-115 leaves. 19.5 cm. Blue-greenish high-quality paper. Fair condition. Leaves cut bordering titles. Wear to margins. Stains and worming affecting text. New binding.
"In Mogilev" appears in large letters on the title page, however, the book was printed in Sudilkov. See: A. Ya'ari, HaDfus HaIvri B'Mogilev, Kiryat Sefer, 23, 1946-1947, p. 312.
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