Selichot L’Ashmorot Chodesh Elul HaMerutzeh by Rabbi Eliyahu Shalom Volotcher [published in honor of his rabbi, Shalom Shmuel Bachimecher]. Pune [India], 1874. Marathi and Hebrew. Rare book.
Hebrew title page, with an additional title page, in Marathi. The Selichot themselves are in Hebrew with various Marathi supplements. The book includes the Hatarat Nedarim service as well, along with Tashlich accompanied by a Kabbalistic prayer from the Chid”a, and a prayer for the welfare of “Her Majesty, the Queen.”
On the last leaves: “A fool replied in his foolishness, lest he appear wise in his eyes” – words of mussar in the Marathi language. These leaves are not found in all copies.
[5] 48 [4] leaf. 20.5 cm.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Tear without lack in the title page.