“Siddur for the High holidays. Prayer service for Rosh Hashanah with rhyming verses and prayers of entreaty [bakashot]…and Yom Kippur prayers in rhyme and bakashot and prayers for forgiveness [slichot]….Seder Avoda and Tractate Yoma and “Keter Malchut” and confessions for Neila [closing Yom Kippur prayer] and slichot for Neila, all according to the customs of the holy community of Sa’ada.” 19th century
After the “Keter Malchut, ” is written a request: “Zecharia ben Saa’dya Altchahari, z”l: HasShem, who can reach the depths of your wisdom” as in other siddurs according to the Yemenite tradition. From the middle of the Mincha service of Yom Kippur is missing.
99 leaves. Paper. 11 x 16 cm. Yemenite script with upper vowels. The title and other words are embellished in red ink.
Cardboard binding. Signs of age and use. Some moth marks in the white margins. Fine condition.
The Siddur for the High Holidays according to the Yemenite tradition of Sa’ada was not printed, but has been preserved in a small number of manuscripts.