Category: Yiddish

Talmud Babli in Yiddish – Tractate Berakhos – Yaakov Meir Zalkind, London 1922

Yaakov Meir Zalkind, or Dr. Yankev-Meyer Zalkind was an orthodox Rabbi, an anarchist friend of Rudolf Rocker and a pacifist.  He was born in Kobrin in 1875 and his family descended from generations of famous rabbis, including the Chochom Tzvi, Maharshal and Tosephes Yom Tov.  He was educated at the Volozhin yeshiva, and then followed … Continue reading Talmud Babli in Yiddish – Tractate Berakhos – Yaakov Meir Zalkind, London 1922 →

Sefer Tal Hashomayim by Rabbi Isaiah Brott, London 1922

Rabbi Isaiah Brott was a Shochet in London for many years until his death on January 2nd, 1945.  he was the son of Shmuel Brott, who was an important leader of the community in Lowicz, Poland.  Rabbi Brott lived at 82 Colveston Crescent Dalston. His book, Tal Hashomayim, printed by the Narodiczky press in Whitechapel, … Continue reading Sefer Tal Hashomayim by Rabbi Isaiah Brott, London 1922 →