Rabbi Samuel Joseph Rabinow was a very prominent Talmudic scholar of exceptional ability and insight. he was born in Chaimiak, in the province of Kovno, Lithuania, in 1889. He was the only son of a rabbi who traced his descent from the Vilna Gaon. At the age of nine he left his home to live … Continue reading Sefer Divrei Shir, by Rabbi Shmuel Yosef Rabinow, London 1959.
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Sefer Rav HaChovel by Rabbi Jacob Leib Davidson, London 1952
This is a book by another rather forgotten Rabbi, Jacob Leib Davidson, a long -time resident of South Tottenham. Rabbi Davidson was born on 23rd July 1875, and died in London in 1960. According to Rabbi Joseph Unterman (who was Rabbi of the South Tottenham Synagogue), writing his obituary in the Jewish Chronicle, he was … Continue reading Sefer Rav HaChovel by Rabbi Jacob Leib Davidson, London 1952
Sefer Degel Menashe, by Menashe Lieberman, London 1944
This book was written by Menashe Lieberman and printed by Israel Narodiczky in Whitechapel, London, in 1944. My first question - which I throw open to all my kind friends who have commented on this website - is, who was Menashe Lieberman? In spite of some research, I have not been able to find out … Continue reading Sefer Degel Menashe, by Menashe Lieberman, London 1944
Sade Yitzchok by Dayan Yitzchok Rudnick, London 1960.
Rabbi Yitzchok Mordecai Rudnick (as he was when he wrote this book - he became a Dayan of the Federation of Synagogues Beth Din later) was the Rabbi of the Cannon Street Road Synagogue in the East End of London. He was born in Lithuania, studied at the Slobodka Yeshiva and then was a founding … Continue reading Sade Yitzchok by Dayan Yitzchok Rudnick, London 1960.
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