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Torah Or Siddur – First Edition Edited by the Lubavitcher Rebbe – Brooklyn, 1941 – Siddur Edited by the Rebbe Upon His Arrival in the United States in Summer 1941, Limited Edition

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Torah Or Siddur, year-round, Shabbat and festival prayers, based on the rite of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya, compiled by R. Avraham David Lavut Rabbi of Mykolaiv, proofread and corrected by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Agudas Chasidei Chabad, [1941].

This siddur was proofread and prepared for print by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. When the Rebbe arrived in the United States from France on 28th Sivan 1941, his father-in-law, the Rebbe Rayatz, asked him to proofread, correct and prepare the Torah Or siddur for publication (first printed in 1887). It was published several days before Rosh Hashanah 1941, in a limited edition of 2000 copies.

[4], 5-233, [1]; 37, 39-41 leaves. Does not contain [2] leaves of errata added to some copies after printing. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and light wear. Original blue binding, with silk bookmark; tears and wear to spine.