Seder Tephilah. With Derech Chaim, laws pertaining to prayer by R. Jacob of Lissa, plus additional matter and a commentary by R. Solomon Ganzfried.

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Lot 181
(LITURGY).

Seder Tephilah. With Derech Chaim, laws pertaining to prayer by R. Jacob of Lissa, plus additional matter and a commentary by R. Solomon Ganzfried.

FIRST EDITION of commentary by Ganzfried. ff. (4), 1-296, 299-397, (5). Ex-library. Foxed. Contemporary boards, soiled. 4to Vinograd, Vienna 825 (not in JNUL)

Vienna: Schmid and Busch 1839

Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $1,000
Solomon Ganzfried (1804-1886), Dayan of Ungvar, Hungary, was one of the outspoken defenders of Orthodoxy against the inroads of Reform. A prolific author, Ganzfried produced important halachic works including Keseth HaSopher on the scribal laws and Lechem VeSimlah on the laws of family purity. However, the work that has become a byword in every Jewish home is his Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (1864), which offers concise guidance in daily Jewish life. The Derech Chaim commentary appended to this prayer-book is a fundamental source for clarifying ritual in the prayers. The book is endorsed by the Rabbi of Ungvar, R. Meir Asch [i.e. Eisenstadt]