Oneg Shabbos, Anthology of Ancient Hebrew Table Songs (Zemiroth), Rev. H. Mayerowitsch, London, 1951.

This is actually the second, posthumous edition of a book first published in 1937.  Herman Mayerowitsch was born on June 13th, 1882, in Deraznia, a small town in Russia where his father was buergermaster or mayor. At an early age he went with his parents to Czortcow (then Austrian Poland). He had a natural gift … Continue reading Oneg Shabbos, Anthology of Ancient Hebrew Table Songs (Zemiroth), Rev. H. Mayerowitsch, London, 1951.

Sefer Hafla’a, by Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz, Lvov, 1816 and Warsaw, 1861.

I have two editions of this fundamental and basic book, which consists of Novellae (Chidushim) on Tractate (Masseches) Kesuvos.  This important Tractate of the Talmud covers marriage contracts, but also many other important discussions which are relevant today. For, example, whether a hostage who says that she was not violated while a hostage can marry … Continue reading Sefer Hafla’a, by Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz, Lvov, 1816 and Warsaw, 1861.