What was Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn of Glasgow reading? And what was his connection with the author of this book? Rabbi Yaakov Denezohn (or Denisohn), published this book of Shaylos and Tshuvos (questions and answers), Sheeris Yaakov (The Offspring of Jacob), originally in 1896. This second edition was published in 1911 in Saszfalu. I … Continue reading What was Rabbi Mendelsohn of Glasgow reading? Sheeris Yaakov, by Rabbi Yaakov Denezohn of Libau, 1911, Saszfalu.
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Kerem HaTzvi on the Haggadah of Pesach, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, London, 1958, inscribed by Rabbi Abraham Moses Babad.
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber was born in Kovno in 1879. He was a renowned Torah and Talmudic scholar who emigrated to Manchester, England in 1911 and then in 1913 became the Rabbi and leader of the West End Talmud Torah Synagogue (Kehilas Yeshurun) in Soho, London. He was known as a regular visitor to the … Continue reading Kerem HaTzvi on the Haggadah of Pesach, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, London, 1958, inscribed by Rabbi Abraham Moses Babad.
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