Seder HaYom - Kabbalah - Copy that Belonged to the Gadol HaDor, the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, with his Signature ...

Seder HaYom - Kabbalah - Copy that Belonged to the Gadol HaDor, the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, with his Signature, Stamps and Many Usage Marks.

"I am certain that one who follows this schedule and does not budge from it will be beloved in Heaven and on Earth, be successful in all he undertakes, wise in all his ways, live long and see children and grandchildren, and Heavenly matters will be successful in his hands.

Sefer Seder HaYom - important Kabbalistic-halachic sefer by Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Ben Yehudah HaMakiri. Lublin, 1914. Personal copy that belonged to the gadol hador Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky, which accompanied him from his youth until his final years. Owner's signature from Reb Chaim's early days on the inside of the front cover, in his own script: "From the library of Chaim Kanievsky, " along with other owner's signatures of his.

Seder HaYom is a halachic-Kabbalistic sefer describing, according to the introduction, "the schedule a person should follow day and night, Shabbat and festivals, the schedule for the entire year in his home and while he is travelling, when he lies down and when he arises." This sefer was published in many editions, and constitutes the source of various customs and texts, including the text of the Modeh Ani prayer, mentioned in this sefer for the first time. The end of the sefer features his commentary on the mishnah "Ben chamesh shanim l'mikra" and an elucidation of Sefer Kohelet.

Aside from the sefer's immense value as the personal copy of the gadol hador, what can be seen from the sacred usage marks on each and every page of the sefer, is evidence that the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky studied it extensively [he mentions it dozens of times in his own sefarim]. In several places, he even marked it in pencil. Indeed, this sefer's purpose is to promote appreciation of each and every moment of every day of the year, as it says in the preface: "This schedule should be followed day and night, on Shabbat and during festivals, across the year, whether sitting at home or on the road, when a person lies down and when he arises" - as if telling the story of Reb Chaim's life. There was none other like him, not even in the generations that preceded his, a person who utilized every moment of his time as he did, to the extent that even his blessings were said using abbreviations out of concern for wasting time.

As such, the segulah of this sefer is of unlimited value as an expert amulet, and as one of the sefarim that built the gadol hador. It is exciting to read the blessings written by the author, who was a Safed Kabbalist during the period of the Ar"i HaKadosh, promising that a person who conducts himself according to this sefer, as did the gadol hador the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the following: "I am certain that one who follows this schedule and does not budge from it will be beloved in Heaven and on Earth, be successful in all he undertakes, wise in all his ways, live long and see children and grandchildren, and Heavenly matters will be successful in his hands."

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of the author, Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Ben Machir [alternately, "HaMakiri"] and the owner of the sefer, the gaon Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky.

58 leaf. 21 cm.

The sefer is in fine condition, without significant lack, tears or wear, however, there are Rabbi Chaim's sacred usage marks - on almost every single page.