This was an educational handbook which aimed at protecting Jewish children from the inroads of Christian missionaries. My copy is the first edition, which was printed for the author by E. Justins, 34 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, in London in 1815. The introduction states that the book was undertaken at the behest of the Chief Rabbi … Continue reading Shorshei Emunah – Elements of Faith, for the use of Jewish Youth, of Both Sexes, by Rabbi Shalom I Cohen, 1815, London.
Keter Torah by Dr. George Wigoder of Dublin, 1913.
Keter Torah is a book by Dr. George Wigoder consisting of short commentaries on the Bible. As there was no Hebrew printer in Dublin at the time, it was printed in Jerusalem at the press of A. M. Luncz in 1913. the pages were apparently shipped to Ireland, and my copy was bound by Galwey … Continue reading Keter Torah by Dr. George Wigoder of Dublin, 1913.
Mishnas Yaavetz by Rabbi Yaakov Benzion Mendelsohn, 1913
This is a book of findings and rulings on Masseches Chagigah of the Babylonian Talmud, written by Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn, and printed in Leeds, England in 1913. For Rabbi Mendelsohn's previous book, Midrash Yaavetz, printed in 1911, please click here. Rabbi Mendelsohn was born in Kreitzburg, in the Vitebsk district of Russia and … Continue reading Mishnas Yaavetz by Rabbi Yaakov Benzion Mendelsohn, 1913
Yeshresh Yaakov by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool, 1925
Yeshresh Yaacov, a volume of essays and addresses by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool was published in 1925 by the Rabbi S. J. Rabinowitz Memorial Publication Fund. It has a foreword by Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman and a long list of subscribers, providing the names and addresses of many of the leading members of … Continue reading Yeshresh Yaakov by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool, 1925
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