Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Siddur Or MiTzion - Jerusalem, 1977 - Siddur Used by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Siddur Or MiTzion, Ashkenazi rite. Jerusalem: Levin-Epstein, 1977.
On the front endpaper, ownership inscription and address handwritten by R. Chaim Kanievsky: "B.S.D., Kanievsky, Rashbam 23".
The Steipler and his son R. Chaim were particular to pray from Or MiTzion siddurim, which follow the Ashkenazi rite of Poland-Lithuania, without any changes or innovations. Orchot Rabbenu HaKehilot Yaakov (I, p. 348) reports: "My teacher (R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky - the Steipler, father of R. Chaim)… would pray all the years only from siddurim published by Levin-Epstein or Eshkol… even though the Names were written with two Yuds…".
[1], 111 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. Usage stains and light wear. Small dampstains to final leaves. Original binding.
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