Machzor, two volumes. Especially large format for prayer leaders, in large letters. Contains prayers for the annual cycle, weekdays, Shabbat and festivals. With elucidations, commentaries and laws. Per the custom in Poland [Ashkenaz text]. Edited and proofread by Rabbi Zanvil Hanover.

* The first volume contains prayers for weekdays, for Shabbat, Selichot for the entire high holiday period, prayers for Rosh HaShanah and for Yom Kippur, with all the liturgical poems and hymns. Contains the special prayers that were customary in the communities of Ashkenaz.

* The second volume contains all of the Shabbat prayers, prayers for the three pilgrimage festivals, Yotzrot for all the Shabbats of the year - according to the customs of Ashkenaz-Poland - Selichot, prayers for Hannukah, Purim, Shabbat HaGadol, 'Ahavah L'Shabbat Ekev', Yotzrot for circumcisions, and all the special prayers that were the customary in the communities of Ashkenaz.

There are two title pages at the beginning of each volume. The first title page contains a copperplate illustration; the name of the artist is printed on the bottom of the illustration. 'Kuntras Minhagim' appears at the end of each volume, with a clarification of the customs of Ashkenaz.

[5] 390 [should be 380], 34 cm; [5] 430 leaves, 32 cm. Height difference between the volumes.

Overall fine condition. Several leaves in part II are restored with damage to text. Different bindings. 

Prayer service for the recovery of Empress Maria Theresa, arranged by Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, rabbi of Prague, author of Noda BiYehudah. German.

"Gebeth, welches auf Anverlangen deren Aeltesten, und Gemeindeaeltesten der Prager Judenschaft|. von dem Ober-Rabiner Ezechiel Lande." 

Prayers service, chapters of Psalms, "mi sheberach" and the entire prayer service for the empress's recovery, and the thanksgiving prayer for after she recovered from her illness on June 17, 1767.

Maria Theresa's well-known treatment of the Jews in general, and the Jews of Prague in particular, who demonstrated loyalty to the royal house during the wars fought in her time, as well as the special treatment of the city's rabbi in the palace are perfectly expressed in the rare booklet before us. Item of historical significance.

In the book Mofet HaDor (printed in 1903), the author R' Yekutiel Kamlahar writes about the chain of events. He notes that there are only one or two copies in all of Prague, and he has obtained one of them, so he translated the booklet into his book word for word, so that it will be preserved for generations. The rarity of this booklet can been observed from his remarks; even in 1903 it was not to be found in Prague, where it was printed.

[13] pages, 19 cm. Fine condition. Stains. Tiny perforation in the title page without damage to text. Several perforations in the book's leaves, also without damage to text. New binding.

Eleh Divrei HaBrit - letters from rabbinic leaders "To foil a new religion concocted in the hearts of some laymen who are not Torah personalities) to establish their customs not as the law of Moshe and Israel, published by the Beit Din Tzedek of the Hamburg community.

The first signs of the Reform movement in Germany began with instituting "alterations" in prayer arrangements, and prayer in the "temple" in Hamburg. In this context, the Reform omitted the prayers for redemption, brought an organ into the temple, and conducted prayers in German. The Reform based their alterations on Talmudic and rabbinic sources, and published a book entitled Noga Tzedek - Ohr Noga (Dessau 1818), in which their own rabbinic opinions justified arranging the alterations. The "altered siddur" was printed in Hamburg in 1819 right around the time of the establishment of the first temple [it also appears in this catalog].

This book was printed in response; it includes twenty two halachic responsa from rabbinic leaders in Germany, Hungary, Poland and other countries, which bring proofs from halachic and adjudicative literature that the alterations are completely prohibited. Among the geonim of the generation whose responsa appear in the book: Rabbi Ya'akov of Lissa, author of Netivot HaMishpat; Prague rabbis - Rabbi Elazar Fleklash and Rabbi Shmuel Landau, the Chatam Sofer (several letters), Mahara"m Bennet, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Rabbi Meshulam Zalman HaKohen (Maharaza"ch) of Furth, author of Bigdei Kehunah and more.

The Chatam Sofer initially opposed printing the book, as he reasoned that just raising the issue in debate and conducting the dispute with the people of Reform may strengthen their power and status. Yet after the fact, he agreed with the necessity and influence of the book and wrote: "An anthology of letters from the geonim of our time has been printed in Hamburg, and they called it Divrei HaBrit, and thank G-d it has wrought salvation in the land."

XVI, 131 pp. 22 cm. Quality paper. Very fine condition.

Heaven forfend ... how was it pleasing to his heart to fabricate a lie from his heart ... I hereby accept upon myself excommunication if I ever saw his manuscript ... which according to his words above, he gave me his composition to read."

Mevin Chidot is a commentary on the mesorah by Rabbi Yosef son of David of Heilbronn. First edition.

Extensive commentary on the mesorah on chamishah chumshei Torah, with an introduction about the mesorah. Ashkenazic and Sephardic rabbis of Amsterdam gave approbations for this book.

Rabbi Asher Anshel Wirmash printed a book called Syag LaTorah in 1366 [one year after the book before us] and in his introduction there, he writes that the manuscript of his composition was in the possession of Rabbi Yosef ben David, so that he would read it, but he copied it and printed it, and claimed it as his own. Rabbi Yosef ben David did not dip his hand in the plate, and published two sharp leaflets, in which he swears that he never saw the book's manuscript. (Refer to Rosenthal, Yodea Sefer pp. 179).

[11] 93, 20 cm. Bookplate. Signatures.

Fine condition. Aging stains. Simple binding.