Sha’ar HaShamayim [prayers throughout the year]. With Kabbalistic commentary of R. Isaiah Halevi Horowitz (SheLa”H HaKadosh)

Estimate: $20,000–$25,000
Hammer price: $20,000

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author

(LITURGY).

printer

Aaron de Salomon Antones

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1717

Description

FIRST EDITION. Attractive additional engraved title. Divisional title for Psalms. Four parts in one volume: Prayers; Torah Readings, Selichoth & Yotzroth; Psalms; and Ma'amadoth. Text in vocalized square Hebrew characters in center with wrap-around commentary in Rashi script. Tailpieces. On f. 10v. signature of former owner "Man Baer ben R. Abraham of Ich[en]hausen." Scattered Hebrew marginalia in old hand (see ff. 25v,100v). Wide margins

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1114

summary

FIRST EDITION OF THE CELEBRATED SHELA”H SIDDUR. A WIDE-MARGINED COPY The great halachist Rabbi Joel Sirkes (the Ba”CH) attests in his lead approbation: “I have no doubt that whomsoever prays from this Siddur, his prayers will not go unanswered.” Indeed the great mystics were wont to pray utilizing the Siddur Shela”h, one example being the founder of Chabad Chassidism, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi. See Ch. M. Heilman, Beith Rabbi (Berdichev, 1900), f.1v

ff. (2), 335,139, 130, 52. Browned, occasional wear through use, opening few leaves remargined, several leaves with corners or margins taped and some loss, burn-hole in ff.187-8, lacks divisional title for Ma'amadoth and with ff. 25-8 supplied in manuscript in a neat hand. Contemporary calf-backed boards with thick brass corner-pieces, worn. Thick 4to

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