Eight Rare and Important Books on Prayer and Prayer Books

Eight Rare and Important Books on Prayer and Prayer Books
a. Shir Akdamot. Piotrkow, 1926. Single edition.
Three works by Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Yellin of Wegrow:
Commentaries from the author and from others on the Akdamot poem recited on Shavuot, including four rare pages which are missing in most of the copies: "Tikkunim U'Miluim"!
The booklet Tzidkat Yosef v'Echav. Pages 11-16 (in the second count) were printed later, and also contain a Torah thought from the Rebbe of Ostrovtza, as heard by the author. These pages are missing in some of the copies.
Explanations of verses and sayings of the Sages.
The book has approbations from the great Rabbis of the time.
[4], 44, [4]; 16, 7 pages.
Condition: Good. Original pink binding.

b. Siddur Ishei Yisrael, according to the words of the Vilna Gaon. Jerusalem, 1908.
With the commentary "Siach Yitzchak" by Rabbi Yitzchak Meltzen. Compiled and edited by Rabbi Eliyahu Landau.
There are significant changes between the copies (refer to the Hebrew Bibliography). The copy before us has some 250 pages.
Part two (with a special title page): Mishna tractate Shabbat with the commentary "Shnot Eliyahu" by the Vilna Gaon. With comments by Rabbi Naftali Hertz HaLevi. Edited by Rabbi Eliyahu Landau. Jerusalem, 1898.
34 leaves.
Condition: Fair-Good. Wear, tears and lack on a few leaves, due to use.

a. Temimei Derech - laws of the Wayfarer's Prayer and its prayers. Based on the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. Compiled by Rabbi Pinchas Zelig Schwartz. Kleinwardein, 1935. First edition.
Contains rare Torah thoughts from various Rebbes, which were published only in this book, regarding travelling and related laws. Rare.
32 leaves.
Condition: Fair-Good.

b. Seder Tefillot L'Matzav HaSha'ah. Jerusalem, 1940.
"Compiled and arranged in a gathering of the elders of the Rabbis of the Sephardi congregation in Jerusalem under the presidency of the great genius Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel, the Rishon L'Zion, Chief Rabbi of the Land of Israel".
From the introduction: "May my ears be prevented from hearing the bad news of the murder of righteous and pious and the pleasant, innocent young men of Israel who are being attacked by the attribute of justice due to our many sins in our land and portion and in the Diasporaֳƒֲ‚ֳ‚ֲ…".
Ha'Ot printing press, published by Yagdil Torah. Printed due to the difficult condition of European Jewry, at the beginning of the terrible Holocaust.
At the end of the booklet: "The order of the 42 journeys" - a segulah to be saved from bad events by Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropoli.
There are two similar editions to the one before us. In one the printer's name does not appear and there is no "The order of the 42 journeys" which is printed here. In the second, the printer's name and order of the journeys appears like in the booklet before us, but in place of the paragraph "Seder HaTefillot" (on page 3) is a paragraph named "Seder HaTefillot B'Chol Yom Sheni V'Chamishi".
Condition: Excellent.

c. The wording of a short prayer for the entire Jewish people, to be recited every day after three prayers. By Rabbi Yehuda Ptaya. Jerusalem, 1941.
This booklet was printed as part of the spiritual 'tikkunim' carried out by the Kabbalists of Jerusalem to prevent the Nazi enemy from reaching the Land of Israel!
14 pages.
Condition: Very Good.

d. Sha'arei Dimah HaShalem with Ma'ane Lashon. By Rabbi Eliyahu Landau. Jerusalem, circa 1910. "Second edition".
Illustrations of the holy sites. A list of dozens of graves of righteous people throughout Israel, and their location according to tradition and early sources. Prayers to recite in holy sites and at the graves of righteous people: the Western Wall, Rachel's Tomb, the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the Cave of the Patriarchs and more.
Ownership signature in Oriental handwriting: "Avraham Romano".
Condition: Good. Loose. Wear and tears.

e. Pesach Haggadah with one hundred and fifteen commentaries, called "Migdal Eder". Vilna, 1893 (on the pink cover is printed: 1892). Corrected second edition.
By Rabbi Yisrael David Miller.
112 pages.
Condition: Good. Wine stains. Wear.

f. Siddur Birkat Zion, contains prayers for the entire year, with an English translation. Jerusalem, [1913].
Pocket format.
"Memento from the unified charities Talmud Torah and Yeshivat Etz Chaim and Bikkur Cholim Hospital". With photographs of the institutions and details about them.
441 leaves.
Condition: Good. Front binding is missing.