Siddur HaAr”i!
Siddur Mishnas Chassidim. Amsterdam, 1764.
“Prayer for the entire year following the holy, pure siddur of the Arizal, complete with proper intentions of prayer by the righteous kabbalist Rabbi Immanuel Chai Ricci.”
Siddur Mishnas Chassidim is one of the original versions of Siddur Nusach HaAr”i, and universally accepted by the progenitors of Chassidus and their congregations. The most famous edition of Siddur HaAr”i was published in Zolkova in 1781 and is based on this siddur Mishnas Chassidim.
This siddur contains the full text for prayer in nusach Ashkenaz with the changes for nusach Sephard inserted in parentheses.
Amsterdam, 1764. Endorsement by Rabbi Shaul of Amsterdam. [4], 230 leaves. Page size: 20 cm. Good condition. Attractive new leather binding.
Very rare to find this siddur in such good condition.
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The “Mishneh Torah” of the Arizal’s Intentions in Prayer
Rabbi Immanual Chai Ricci writes in the preface to his sefer Chazeh Tzion, “Hashem has granted me the merit to compile the sefer Mishnas Chassidim in which I abridged all that is encompassed in Kisvei HaAr”i z”l, in clear, concise format, similar to how the Rambam compiled his Mishneh Torah, so that few [words] encompass a great amount.”
The supreme value of Mishnas Chassidim is so well-known that even the holy kabbalist, our master the holy tzaddik of Ziditchov referred to it as ‘Mishneh Torah’ of the wisdom of truth, for it is the purest of the pure” (Shu”t Minchas Elazar Vol. 1 Ch.11)
The Admor Harav Chaim of Sanz inscribed: “All his words are pure… It is fitting to rely upon Mishnas Chassidim, and especially since the teachings of Mishnas Chassidim descend from the Arizal and his disciples or the teachings of the great early kabbalists. They are clear, without error, and thus one should not sway from its words” (Shu”t Divrei Chaim, Even Haezer. Vol. 1 Ch. 101)
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