Seder Tephillah. With Derech Chaim, laws pertaining to prayer by R. Yaakov of Lissa plus additional matter and a commentary by R. Shlomo Ganzfried
AUCTION 39 |
Thursday, April 03rd,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 216
(LITURGY).
Seder Tephillah. With Derech Chaim, laws pertaining to prayer by R. Yaakov of Lissa plus additional matter and a commentary by R. Shlomo Ganzfried
Vienna: Schmid and Busch 1839
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $1,400
Solomon Ganzfried (1804-1886) of Ungvar, Hungary, was one of the outspoken defenders of staunch Orthodoxy against the inroads of Reform. He was a prolific author, producing widely acclaimed scholarship in several different fields, however, the work which has become a byword in every Jewish home is his Kitzur Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law] (1864), which offers concise guidance in matters of ritual law confronting a Jew in his daily routine.
The Derech Chaim commentary appended to this Siddur is a fundamental source for clarifying ritual in the prayers