Rare Siddur. Amsterdam, 1728. Unique Prayers

Rare Siddur. Amsterdam, 1728. Unique Prayers

Siddur Tefillot - thick siddur containing unique and rare prayers. Includes the weekly Torah portions read on Mondays and Thursdays with their own title page - per the Sephardic custom. Amsterdam, Attias Press, 1728. The title page bears an owner's signature in Oriental script from the period of its printing. There is also a lengthy inscription in Oriental script from the time of printing. Uncommon siddur. There is apparently no complete copy in the National Library.

The siddur includes prayers for weekdays, Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah and Purim, with Kabbalistic customs. The hymn "Yedid Nefesh" is printed at the beginning of the siddur. On leaves 67-83: "Night reading, the kriyat shema service for nighttime per the Kabbalistic custom ... The alphabetic reading for each of the weeknights for before going to sleep per the early pious ones [חסידים הראשונים]." The siddur also includes: The wayfarer's prayer per Kabbalah, and the prayer for those travelling by ship at sea. Printed on leaves 222-223 is a hashkavah for those burned at the stake in sanctification of Hashem's Name - referring to the anussim of Spain, whose relatives moved to Amsterdam. Megillat Antiochus for Chanukah, and Tikkun Purim. A poem for the inauguration of a synagogue in Amsterdam. Torah readings for Shabbat minchah, Mondays and Thursdays, with a designated title page. At the end of the siddur, there are printed tables for 80 years (1728-1807) and a calendar of days that the prayer tal u'mattar begins being recited in the Diaspora.

264 leaves (there are copies with another leaf added at the end, in Spanish). 17.5 cm.

Fine condition: Hebrew and foreign-language notations. Several leaves are detached. Isolated tears, very slight. Antique leather binding.