Siddur HaShalom [prayers for the entire year]. Arranged by Chief Rabbi Judah Leib Levin of Moskow

AUCTION 37 | Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 1:00

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(RUSSIA)

Siddur HaShalom [prayers for the entire year]. Arranged by Chief Rabbi Judah Leib Levin of Moskow

Hebrew and Russian titles. Includes calendrical information for the years 1967-71 on pp.226-7. Hebrew prayers for the welfare of the USSR on pp.230-31. Kaddish transliterated into Russian at end. Inscribed and signed by Chief Rabbi Levin to Prof. Abraham Katsh pp.479. Original turquoise boards, slightly rubbed. 4to

Moscow: for the Orthodox Community 1968

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $250

An historically significant prayer-book, produced at a time of tension, following the enthusiasm unleashed within Soviet Jewry as a result of the military victories sustained by the State of Israel. Contains various quotations concerning “Peace” from Talmudic sources, thus the title “Siddur HaShalom.”