First Sefer Printed in Jerusalem: Avodas Hakodesh of the Chida, Jerusalem 1841
Sefer Avodas Hakodesh by Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai, also known as the Chida, including seven treatises with laws, customs, prayers and
segulos.
This
sefer was published in 1841 in Yisrael Beck’s printing press and is the
very first sefer ever printed in Jerusalem.
The
sefer includes an important historic introduction from Beck recounting the history of the printing press in Tzfas, its closure following the Syrian Peasant Revolt, the Damascus affair, and finally the establishment of the Jerusalem press.
Many of the prayers that have made their way into our
siddurim and
machzorim were instituted by the Chida for the first time in this
sefer; such as the well-known segula of saying "Lamnatzeach Binginos" in the shape of a menorah.
The
sefer includes an illustrated title page.
S. HaLevi, First Jerusalem Books No. 1
[4], 111 leaves | 15 cm | | New leather binding | Restored holes on first pages | Excellent condition
