Rabbi David Feldmann announced his intention to publish a book called Shimusha Shel Torah at the end of his annotated edition of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 1926.
In the meantime, following the rise of Nazi Germany, he left his position in Leipzig and emigrated to England. This book was not published until 1951, when he was living at 62, Waterpark Road, Manchester. It was printed by Hamadfis in London.
Rabbi David Feldman (he sometimes spelled his name Feldmann) was born in Tolno in the Ukraine. He was appointed Rabbi of the Ahavath Torah Synagogue of the Brodde Community in Leipzig in 1910. There he was involved in the upkeep of Kashrus and a Mikvah as well as the founding of a Yeshiva.
In 1934 Rabbi Feldman emigrated to England and became Rabbi of the Machzikei Hadass (upholders of the faith, often known as MH) community in Manchester. Rabbi Feldman served in his position at the Machzikei Hadass until his retirement in 1947. He founded the Manchester and Salford Jewish Day School—now known as the Prestwich Jewish Day School. He was intimately involved with the Manchester Yeshivah.
The book is a compendium of interesting, useful, and strictly orthodox information about various topics of Halacha (Jewish Law). In particular, it is well illustrated with clear explanatory drawings.
The title of the book comes from the Talmud – Tractate Berachos, page 7b, which says that Rabbi Yochanan says in the name of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, “Gedola shimushoh shel Torah yoter miLimudoh” which means that the service (or practice) of Torah is greater than it’s study. This has various meanings including that spending time with and helping a Torah Scholar is greater than learning from him, and that the act of doing things is greater than studying them. Rabbi Feldman explains how the various laws are actually observed.
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