Slichot Book – Vilna 1862 – the copy from which Tzipora Levin, Rabbi Arye Levin's wife, used to pray, with ...

Slichot Book – Vilna 1862 – the copy from which Tzipora Levin, Rabbi Arye Levin's wife, used to pray, with important notes handwritten by Rabbi Arye – Unique!
Slichot book according to the custom of Lithuania, Reisin and Zamoth, Vilna 1862 and Slichot book according to the custom of Lithuania with Ashkenazic translation in square letters. The Slichot for Yom Kippur were omitted in the original copy. At the end of the Slichot, there are special Slichot for the 15th of Kislev "as is the custom of the Chevra Kadisha".
Rabbi Arye added in his handwriting on the page before the title page: "God owns the earth, Tzipora Chana wife of Rabbi Arye Levin".
Before us is a rare and unique item – the personal prayer book from which the righteous woman, Mrs. Tzipora Chana Levin, prayed during the month of mercy and forgiveness. Mrs. Tzipora Levin was a symbol of grace and humility. After her death, her brother-in-law, Rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank, wrote of her that "there is no one like her these days, and she is like one of the Matriarchs: Sara, Rivka, Rachel and Leah". Like her husband, Rabbi Arye, she was also known for righteousness and many acts of kindness. Rabbi Arye used to praise her greatly. When someone mentioned his good deeds, he used to repeat "I am nothing compared to her". he used to say that his virtues came from her strength. In his will, he wrote her virtues "were not of a temporal or local value, but of eternal and constant value". In a letter describing her warm and generous treatment of others, he wrote: "she was unique … a truly great woman". Her son, Rabbi Chaim Ya'akov Levin, wrote: "this great woman is worthy that her great deeds and many acts of kindness be written in special memorial book, which undoubtedly would have served as a book of morals of a pure and noble soul who did her duty in life and returned to her Creator pure and untarnished".
When she was severely sick during World War I, the name Tzipora was added to her name, according to Rabbi Kook's advice.
At the opening of the book, Rabbi Arye wrote in square letters an interesting list of psalms to be read during the month of Elul. It seems that Rabbi Arye himself prayed using this book!
Additional ownership signatures: Chaim Hirschberg (probably Rabbi Chaim Hirschberg, the son-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Salant). An earlier ownership signature of "Reb Yisrael Ya'akov" and an additional one appear on the title page.
On the cover there is a weak carving of the Star of David.
136 pp.
Condition: Very good. The original cover is slightly worn out. Some of the pages are also slightly worn out. Few pages have moth holes.
Unique item!