These orders of service are all from Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue, a constituent of the United Synagogue in London, known as “Norrice Lea” after the street in which it is located. They include lists of the officers of the synagogue at that time, and of donors of buildings, rooms and windows. Hampstead Garden Suburb, in … Continue reading Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue (Norrice Lea) Orders of Service, London, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968.
Month: May 2026
B’Ikvoso DeMeshicho (In the Wake of the Messiah), by Rabbi Meir Meiri, London 1952
This small book, B’Ikvoso DeMeshicho, or “In the wake of the Messiah” is by Rabbi Meir Meiri. It was published in 1952 and gives the publication address as 171, Golders Green Road, London N.W.11. This is the address of the Beis Shmuel Synagogue, associated with the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC). Beis Shmuel was … Continue reading B’Ikvoso DeMeshicho (In the Wake of the Messiah), by Rabbi Meir Meiri, London 1952
Sefer HaRashba”sh, by Rabbi Shlomo Duran, printed by Abraham Meldola, uncle of London Haham Raphael Meldola, Livorno, 1742.
This book, Sefer HaRashba”sh is one of the important Halacha (Jewish legal) books. It contains responsa (questions and answers) by Rabbi Shlomo ben Shimon Duran the son of the Rashba”tz, Rabbi Shimon ben Tzemach Duran. This first edition was printed in Livorno (Leghorn), Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy in 1742. It was printed byAbraham Meldola, … Continue reading Sefer HaRashba”sh, by Rabbi Shlomo Duran, printed by Abraham Meldola, uncle of London Haham Raphael Meldola, Livorno, 1742.
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