Kuntres Perush HaMilot, called Mahadura Batra – commentary and expansion of the siddur of the Baal HaTanya, by his son Rebbe Dov Ber Shneuri of Lubavitch, the "Mitteler Rebbe". Warsaw, 1867. First edition.
Two title pages, the first brief and the second more detailed. Blue front wrapper, on which an abbreviated version of the title page is printed.
In 1816, the Mitteler Rebbe printed in Kopust a year-round siddur, with kabbalistic and Chassidic explanations of the words of the prayers, which he heard from his father, the Baal HaTanya, on Friday nights and which he later wrote. The explanations of the Baal HaTanya were said in a relatively brief manner and did not cover the entire siddur, only large sections therein. On the second title page of this book it is written: "Since the explanations were originally cited briefly, in his later years Rebbe Dov Ber added strength… to rewrite the explanations which were said in the past…". The book is called Mahadura Batra because it contains elucidation and expansion of explanations which had already been printed briefly in the Kopust siddur, which could be considered the Mahadura Kama. Most of this book, indeed, elucidates and expands upon that which had already been printed in the past. However, part of the book contains new explanations, on the parts of the siddur which the Baal HaTanya did not reach, and these are novellae of his son, the author (Chapters 128-137; 152-166).
In their approbation, the rabbis of Vitebsk attest that the Rebbe, the author, "was very fond of these booklets and often praised them, as I myself heard from his holy mouth".
[1] printed front wrapper, [2], 114 leaves. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear to several leaves. Tear to wrapper (almost without loss). Small wormholes to wrapper, first leaves and last leaf. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 474.