The circumstances which prompted this translation of 18 out of 60 treatises of the Mishna into English, 180 years ago, are explained in the preface. The Sephardic community in London was divided between those who wished to maintain orthodox practices and those who wished to establish a reform synagogue with revised liturgy.  The reform advocates … Continue reading Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna, translated by D. A. De Sola and M. J. Raphall, London 1845. →