Order of Prayer and Supplication to Pray and Plead Before Our Father in Heaven Over the Horrific Atrocities Committed by the Rebels Against Light, on the Fast Day of the 17th of Tammuz in the Year “Ki Banu Bacharta”, July 17, 1938. Published by the Office of the Chief Rabbi, London 1938. Hebrew and English on facing pages. Rare.
A compilation of prayers composed especially during a time of distress for the Jewish people in the countries of Europe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II and the horrific Holocaust. Prayers include: We Have Come to Entreat You, Shir HaM’alot – Out of the Depths I Have Called to You, O Lord, Let Your Mercy Be Upon Us, Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good and Good Evil, a special prayer against those who seek war – “Men of blood and rebels against light have ruled them; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, desolation and destruction are in their paths; they have removed the borders of nations and know not the way of peace”, El Malei Rachamim, Guardian of Israel, Yigdal Elokim Chai.
12 pages. Light stains and creases on some of the leaves. Good condition.
