Zhitomir Chumash. Printed with a Chassidic Shabbat Siddur, Yotzrot and Meggilat Esther

Zhitomir Chumash. Printed with a Chassidic Shabbat Siddur, Yotzrot and Meggilat Esther

Chumash Shemot printed in sanctity and purity at the press owned by the Admo"rim Shapira in Zhitomir. Printed by the partners, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavuta, Rabbis Chanina Lipa and Yehoshua Heschel Shapira. Two title pages - the first is a half-title, partially printed in red ink. Zhitomir, 1858.

Meggilat Esther is printed at the end of the chumash followed by Targum Sheni al Meggilat Esther with the Patshegen HaKtav commentary. The siddur also contains the Mussaf and Shacharit prayers for Shabbat in the Sephard text, per the Chassidic custom. Includes the Yotzrot for the four parshiyot.

As is customary, the chumash contains Targum Onkelos and commentaries by Rash"i, Ba'al HaTurim and Siftei Chachamim. "And we have just added the book Kitzur Torat Moshe al HaTorah by Rabbi Moshe Alshich ztz"l.

It is well-known among Chassidic communities that sefarim printed in Zhitomir have a special level of sanctity. There were some Chassidim who kept them in their homes as protection against fire and other dangers. Chassidic leaders would be particular to pray specifically from Zhitomir siddurim as a segulah that their prayers be willfully accepted.

214; 22 [should be: 25] leaf. 21 cm.

Moderate condition. Aging stains. Individual worming perforations on the last leaves. Blemishes at the tops of approximately 30 leaves in the middle of the book. Simple binding.