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Tefillah LeMoshe Siddur (Rabbi Moshe Cordovero) – First Edition – Przemyśl, 1892 – Segulah Book – "Whoever Purchases this Holy Siddur Will be Blessed with Sons, Life and Abundant Sustenance, And It Will Serve as a Protection in His Home"

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Tefillah LeMoshe siddur, year-round prayers according to the Sephardic-Chassidic rite, with the kabbalistic Tefillah LeMoshe commentary by R. Moshe Cordovero (the Ramak). Includes Or HaYashar – ethical and Chassidic conduct according to kabbalah, by R. Meir Poppers. Przemyśl: Zupnik, Knoller and Hammerschmidt, 1892. First edition. Both parts in one volume.
Does not contain Derech HaChaim by R. Yaakov of Lissa, originally printed at the end of Part II with a divisional title page.
The present book contains 19 approbations from the leading Chassidic masters of the time, including Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz, Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov and Rebbe Baruch Hager of Vizhnitz, extolling the virtues of this siddur and assuring that it will bring blessing into the home. Rebbe Uri of Sambor writes: "Whoever purchases this holy siddur will be blessed with sons, life and abundant sustenance, and it will serve as a protection in his home".


[5], 24, [1], 2-193, [4], 194-208, 210-286 leaves; [2], 289-432 leaves; 8 leaves. Leaves 180-184 misordered (including printing defects and misplacing of columns). Lacking 4 leaves ([3] leaves after title page with publisher's preface, and title page and introduction to Or HaYashar, and leaf 209 in the middle of the book). Does not contain Derech HaChaim HaShalem, which had been printed with a divisional title page at the end of Part II (4, [1], 5-48, [3] leaves). 22.5 cm. Dark paper, dry and brittle. Fair condition. Stains. Wear. Many tears, including open tears, affecting title frame and text, partially repaired with paper and tape strips. Last leaf detached. Stamps. New binding.


[4] leaves with Shir HaShirim, bound in the present copy between leaves 193-194, are not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book nor in the NLI catalogue (though they do appear in the Chabad Library copy digitized on HebrewBooks.org).


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Siddurim and Prayers
Siddurim and Prayers