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Siddur Im Dach (by the Baal HaTanya) – Part II on Shabbat and Festivals – Zhitomir, 1864 – Printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa Shapira

Siddur Im Dach – Arizal-rite siddur, with commentary, Part II, prayers for Shabbat and festivals, and Passover Haggadah, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. [Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, 1864 – copy lacking title page and one other leaf in middle].
Part II of Siddur Im Dach, with commentary on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, festivals and more. Zhitomir edition, published by two grandsons of the Baal HaTanya – R. Shneur son of R. Menachem Nachum of Nizhyn (son-in-law of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch) and R. Refael Mordechai son of R. Baruch Shmuel (son-in-law of R. Hillel of Paritch).
Holy Names are given a kabbalistic vocalization in some places in this edition, a change reputedly criticized by the Tzemach Tzedek for not being accessible to all.

2-62; 94 leaves. Title page and leaf 17 of second sequence lacking. Wide margins. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains. Creases and wear. Tears and worming to margins of first and last leaves. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves, some repaired with paper, affecting text (about half of leaves 93-94 at the end of the volume are torn and lacking). Inscriptions and stamps. Loose leaves and gatherings. Original leather binding, with wear and defects.