Kuntress shel Minhag K.K. Posen [selected prayers and customs as observed by the Community of Posen (Poznan) and its environs]

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $550

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author

(CEREMONIES).

printer

n.p.

Place

Dyhernfurth

Publication

1796

Description

With instructions in Yiddish.

references

Vinograd, Dyhernfurth 305

summary

Contains prayers established by earlier generations of rabbis to be recited on particular days of the year, including: The fifth Shabbath of Sefirah, the fifth day of Av and Nissan - in commemoration of the fire and loss that occurred in Posen, 1716-17. Also with prayers for various holidays, for weddings and circumcisions (on weekdays and on Sabbath), upon children’s sickness (plague), rainfall, etc.

ff. 14. Previous owner’s signatures, light wear, trimmed. Unbound. 4to.

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