This interesting book uses some of the 3,100 'Responsa' (questions and answers) of Rabbi Solomon Ben Adreth of Barcelona (known as RaSHBA) as a source of the history and communal life of the Jews in Spain, particularly Aragon in the 13th century CE. It was the Ph.D. thesis of Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, and probably … Continue reading The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925
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Chidushei HaRitba, – Copy of Rabbi Dov Ber Duschinsky, Prague, 1810
While it is always nice to have a book that is over 200 years old, the slight Anglo-Jewish connection of this one is because of it's previous owner. The book itself consists of important novellae (Chidushim) on tractate Eruvin of the Talmud. These were written by Rabbi Yom Tov ben Avraham Ishbile (known as Ritba), … Continue reading Chidushei HaRitba, – Copy of Rabbi Dov Ber Duschinsky, Prague, 1810
Toledoth Jacob, Biography of Rabbi Koppel Charif, by Dr. C. Duschinsky, London, 1918.
The author, Charles Duschinsky, was originally Rabbi Jacob Koppel Duschinsky, Rav of Kostel, Moravia from 1904 to 1907, after which he settled in London. He is usually known for his book "The Rabbinate of the Great Synagogue", which had its first edition in 1921, however he published other books and historical monographs for scholarly journals. … Continue reading Toledoth Jacob, Biography of Rabbi Koppel Charif, by Dr. C. Duschinsky, London, 1918.
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