Month: July 2025

Mafteach HaKabalah by Rabbi Zev Wolf Tannenbaum, London, 1922.

This book, whose title means "Key to the Kabbalah" was published in London in 1922, and printed by Israel Narodiczky at his press in Mile End Road.  It is bound together with a second book, Sefer Erez Halevanon, "Cedar of Lebanon".  The book itself is a fascinating and comprehensive guide to kabbalistic ideas, including tables … Continue reading Mafteach HaKabalah by Rabbi Zev Wolf Tannenbaum, London, 1922. →

The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925

This interesting book uses some of the 3,100 'Responsa' (questions and answers) of Rabbi Solomon Ben Adreth of Barcelona (known as RaSHBA) as a source of the history and communal life of the Jews in Spain, particularly Aragon in the 13th century CE.  It was the Ph.D. thesis of Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, and probably … Continue reading The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925 →