Month: September 2025

Sefer Shir HaShirim im peirush chadash “Migdal Dovid” (The book Song of Songs with a new explanation “Tower of David”) by Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Sobel, London 1899.

This is another book, printed in London, by an almost forgotten Rabbi, Samuel David Sobel of Forshtadt.  It is a commentary on Shir Hashirim.  The printer was Eliahu Zev Wolf Rabbinovitz of 64, High Street, Whitechapel. I know very few biographical details about the author, other that he lived in Grodno, and came to London … Continue reading Sefer Shir HaShirim im peirush chadash “Migdal Dovid” (The book Song of Songs with a new explanation “Tower of David”) by Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Sobel, London 1899. →

Kitzur Sefer HaChaim – The Handbook of Life, Chevra Kadisha of London, 1917 – Copy of the Roseman family of Plymouth.

This book consists of prayers and meditations for the sick and dying, together with the rites of purification and burial and the bylaws of the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish Burial Society) of London.  It includes the history of the Society, which was set up in London in 1895.  The President of the Society was Herbert Bentwich, … Continue reading Kitzur Sefer HaChaim – The Handbook of Life, Chevra Kadisha of London, 1917 – Copy of the Roseman family of Plymouth. →

Imrei Yaakov, (Volume II) on Pirkei Avos, by Rabbi Yaakov Henech Cymerman, London 1955.

This is the second of two books written by Rabbi Cymerman and published in London. I have previously written about the first book, published in 1944, also called Imrei Yaakov, with Rabbi Cymerman's commentary on the Torah.  Rabbi Jacob Henoch Cymerman was a Ger Chosid – a Chassidic Follower of the Rabbis of Ger. He … Continue reading Imrei Yaakov, (Volume II) on Pirkei Avos, by Rabbi Yaakov Henech Cymerman, London 1955. →