This book is by an important Hungarian Rabbi, Shimon Krausz, who was born in Szerdahely in 1863. He was the son of another prominent Hungarian Rabbi, Yaakov Koppel Krausz. He married the daughter of Rabbi Menashe Gelb from Vylkove-Phila in 1889. From 1895 he served as Rabbi of Karlburg, from 1896, he was Rabbi in … Continue reading Shetilei Zaytim by Rabbi Shimon Krausz, London, 1964.
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The Jewish Sabbath, by Rabbi Joseph Apfel, Leeds, 1962.
This is a beautiful book in English, describing the laws, customs and songs sung on the Sabbath day by orthodox Jews, with notes that include sources and references for the customs. Rabbi Joseph Apfel came from Berlin and arrived in Leeds just before the war. In 1939, the position of First Reader at the Old … Continue reading The Jewish Sabbath, by Rabbi Joseph Apfel, Leeds, 1962.
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