Kabbalistic Prayer Book
‘Siddur HaAr"i’ Endorsed and Cherished by the Baal Shem Tov; Slavita, 1804
Siddur Kol Yaakov, including prayers for the weekday, Shabbos and holidays, with intentions and customs, based upon the writings of the Ari. Compiled by the holy Kabbalist, Rabbi Yaakov Kapil Lifshitz of Mezritch, friend and disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
This volume is a first edition complete copy, published in Slavita, 1804, and includes a Pesach Haggada, the order and intentions of shofar and intentions of sefiras Haomer.
This sacred siddur garnered tremendous admiration from the greatest disciples of the Baal Shem Tov, such as Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl and Rabbi David Shlomo Eibeshitz and was used by them in their devoted G-dly prayers.
Rabbi Asher Tzvi of Ostra, author of Ma’ayan Chachma writes in his endorsement,
"I heard that this siddur was seen by the holy giant eagle, the Baal Shem Tov and it was pleasing to his eyes…"
The Baal Shem Tov His greatest disciples affirmed that the holy Baal Shem Tov endorsed this siddur ‘with both hands’ and that upon seeing the manuscripts he hugged and kissed them.
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Barditchev attested in his endorsement to Rabbi Yaakov Kapil’s sefer, Shaarei Gan Eden, "that he was a trustworthy Kabbalist and all of his words were said with Divine spirit."
Stefansky, Chassidus 404
Part One: [6], 156 leaves, Part Two: 134, 146-153, 155-188 leaves | 20 cm | Several pages printed on greenish paper | Twenty leaves slightly damaged, partially restored, a few holes | New leather binding
