Machzor for Yom Kippur Days in Ashkenazic rite with “Hadras Kodesh” and “Kavanas Hapaytan ” commentaries in Yiddish. 

Amsterdam, 1750. Orphans of Solomon Proops Press. Boasts a striking illustrated title page.

This was the first edition of machzorim printed with the famous work “Kavanas HaPaytan”.


In it, the author presents a brief introduction to every piyyut in the prayer text, explaining the composer’s intentions in the piyyut. These short paragraphs were later introduced into many new editions of machzorim.


[1], 29: 22: 164 leaves.  23 Cm. 



Overall Good condition. thick pages, some stains, many pages have edge page tears not affecting text, some pages have bent or frayed corners, missing front cover & back cover partially detached, damaged spine.

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Machzor Kavanas HaPaytan. First Edition. Amsterdam, 1750.

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