Kabbalistic siddur that belonged to the Admo”r Yehudaleh of Dzikov, from which the Rebbe prayed for many years using Kavanot HeAr”i on weekdays and Shabbat. Four owners’ signatures on the flyleaves handwritten by the Rebbe himself, as well as many of the Rebbe’s usage stains and tear stains along the entire length of the siddur. Kabbalistic-Chassidic ritual item of rare importance.
Kabbalistic siddur that belonged to the renowned tzaddik and wonder-worker the Rebbe Rabbi Yehudahleh of Dzikov, who was considered by Admo”rim of his generation to be like one of the tzaddikim of previous generations. The Rebbe used this Kabbalistic siddur alongside his usual siddur, and he would look into it on every occasion where it is customary to pray with Kabbalistic intentions. As is known, his Divine service and prayers were accompanied by awesome crying that would melt the hearts of those who heard them. Indeed, the leaves of this siddur are soaked with the Rebbe’s tear stains – not esoteric marks that are open to a posteriori interpretation to be considered tears, but hundreds of clear crystal tears that are not open to misinterpretation.
This siddur reveals an important fact, unknown until now, that constitutes a Kabbalistic – Chassidic discovery. Rabbi Yehudahleh, despite being a Chassidic Admo”r who customarily prayed using the Sephard text, used the Kabbalistic intentions specifically according to the Vilna Gaon’s interpretation (there is little difference in most of the prayer service). It is especially interesting that Rabbi Yehudahleh preferred the Gr”a’s interpretations of Kavanot HeAr”i rather than those in the common Kabbalistic-Chassidic and Oriental siddurim. In is also interesting to note that the Admo”r Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, in his renowned book Bnei Yissachar , primarily in his citations from Sefer Yetzirah , methodically clings to the Gr”a’s text rather than all other versions. The reason for this is apparently the Gr”a’s careful precision with the texts and the sources, which is very significant for Kabbalistic intentions, as they require utmost precision.
As stated, this siddur, along its entire length, is full of the Rebbe’s tear stains, and if we were to list all of them, we would require a sheet as long as the 500 pages of the siddur. We will therefore just list a representative sample of where the tear stains are especially abundant, from which the wise person will understand beyond this: In the Shacharit prayer, in the psalm ‘Yehi Kavod Hashem L’Olam’ on the 18 commemorations mentioned in it; immediately followed by the line “Poteach et yadecha” in Ashrei, which is a segulah for wealth; in ‘VaYeVarech David, ‘ also a segulah for sustenance; in Kriyat Shema ; in the mishnayot from Shabbat recited during the three Shabbat meals; in Shir HaShirim; Shabbat zemirot and more.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Yehudahleh of Dzikov .
Specification: Siddur HaGr”a B’Nigleh U’B’Nistar . Two parts with separate title pages. 164; 160 leaf. 23 cm. Four owners’ signatures (two in Hebrew and two in a foreign language).
Fine condition. Many aging stains. Hundreds of sacred tear stains. Original binding, with tears in the spine.