Siddur Ya’avetz by Rabbi Ya’akov Emden – the renowned Chassidic-Kabbalistic siddur. Jerusalem, 1973. Personal copy of the leading wonder-worker of his generation, the Admo”r Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz of Ribnitz. The pages of this siddur bear kvittlach notations from the Chassidim, remnants of the wine used for blessings and remnants from the Rebbe’s Chanukah candles.
Thick siddur with close to 1000 pages containing all the prayers and Kabbalistic conduct for the entire annual cycle: weekdays, Shabbat, festivals, high holidays, the four parshiyot and fasts. The siddur also includes the Passover Haggadah, Tikkun Leil Shavuot , the Chanukah candle-lighting service and more, as well as the Rebbe’s personal Tehillim which he would use to pour out his heart to Hashem (the Rebbe would complete Tehillim every Shabbat).
Dedication from one of the Chassidim at the top of the title page: ‘Gift for Rabbeinu of Ribnitz shlit”a’ and alongside this, the Chassid’s name: “Chaim Shlomo ben Chayah Berachah.” The name of another Chassid is written at the beginning of the Tehillim. Signed authorization on the front flyleaf from the Rebbe’s close associate, Rabbi Ben Tziyon Adler, faithfully attesting that the Rebbe used this siddur for an extended period. (Over twenty years; the siddur was printed in 1973, Rabbi Ben Tziyon began his tenure as attendant in 1976, as attested in the attached confirmation, and the Rebbe passed away in 1996.)
The siddur’s leaves bear the Rebbe’s sacred usage stains. Especially thrilling are the wine stains on havdalah symbolizing an abundance of livelihood, “A home in which wine is spilled [during havdalah] is a sign of blessing” and the wax drops that dripped from the Rebbe’s shammash at the glorious Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony (this siddur includes the special ‘ Yehi Ratzon ‘ for before candle-lighting).
Sefer with segulah value that is hard to overstate. The personal siddur with which the leading wonder-worker dedicated his awesome Divine service, with his famous prayers for the salvation of one and all, and with which he performed his famous supernatural salvations for his petitioners. First-rate ritual item of one of the tzaddikim of recent generations – the Rebbe’s personal prayer book, which includes, as mentioned, the wonder-worker’s machzorim, the Passover Haggadah, Tikkun Leil Shavuot , and his Tehillim. It is known that they are all collected together in the sacred Beit Yaakov siddur.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the Admo”r Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz and for more details about the renowned Chassidic Beit Ya’akov siddur.
472 leaf, 15 cm. Two title pages. Original binding.
Fine condition. Usage marks.