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Jerusalem : Darom. 1928. (FT) 8vo. 269 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Responsa – to 1040; Cairo Genizah. Assaf (1889-1953) , an historian, was ordained a rabbi in 1910, and served in that capacity in Luban and Minsk, and taught at Chaim Tchernowitz's yeshiva in Odessa. In 1921 he moved..... More
1860. Frankfurt am Main, No Publisher. Cloth, 8vo, vi, 122 pages. 21 cm. In Hebrew & German, with added title page and table of contents in German as well. SUBJECT(S): Circumcision. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Columbia, Harvard, Florida), none east of Florida. Rabbi Tzvi Binyomin Auerbach of Halberstadt was..... More
Bloomington : Indiana University Press. 1990. 8vo. Xix, 249 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Jews – cultural assimilation – United States; Jews – United States – identity; Judaism – United States; Jewish lawyers – United States – political activity; United States – ethnic relations. CONTENTS: American Zion; The rule..... More
Philadelphia: Dropsie College, 5722-1962. 8vo; 140 pages; Important work. Very good condition. (Comhist2-7). More
Philadelphia: Dropsie College, 5722-1962. Illustrated by 5 Illustrations. First Edition. 8vo; 140 pages; Important work. Ex-library with bookplate, discard stamp, and residue form label on back cover. Hinge starting. Slight wear to spine. Otherwise, very good condition. (k-rab-3-28). More
Jerusalem; Magnes Press Of The Hebrew University And Heikhal Ha-Sefer, 1956. Original Cloth. 4to. 40, 48 pages. 35 cm. First edition. With 8 plates. Aramaic inscriptions translated into Hebrew and English. Added English title page: A Genesis Apocryphon: a scroll from the wilderness of Judea: description and contents of the..... More
New York? 1920-1929? Hardcover, 8vo, 94, 48 pages, 2 volumes in 1, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Descriptor: Hospitality -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Responsa. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Wear to binding. Cover corners and edges bumped. Bumped page corners. Spine cover torn. Otherwise Good Condition. (Heb-33-3)..... More
Berditshov: Bi-Defus H. Y. Sheftil, 1892. (FT) Later paper wrappers, 12mo, 81, 88 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Commandments (Judaism) . Other Titles: H? Olem be-hakits. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (NYPL, Heb Col) . Fascimilie of title page and first 2 pages. Browning of pages. Wear to..... More
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No Publisher, 1865. Mid 19th Century? Quarter leather and boards. 8vo. [90; 48] pages. 20 cm. In Hebrew. Sefer Haredim by Azikri, Eleazar ben Moses (date publish and location unknown) , one of the great Safed Kabbalists of the late 1500s; Spiritual and ascetic manual, arranged according to the mitzvot..... More
Mantovah (Mantua): Be-vet defus Eli`ezer Shelomoh me-Italya, 1775. MODERN REPRINT. Cloth, Tall 8vo, 164 leaves, 5 leaves. 29 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Sermons. OCLC lists 2 copies of the original (Princeton & Penn); none of this reprint. Attractive modern cloth, Very Good Condition. (GH-6-4). More
Frankfurt A. M. , Kauffmann, 1895. First edition. Later black boards. 8vo. VII, 112 pages; 22.5 cm. Written in German with Hebrew textual passages. Title translates to “Rabbi Meir ben Baruch from Rothenburg: His Life and Work, His Fate and Writings; a Memorial to the Six Hundredth Anniversary of His..... More
Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1961. 1st edition. Cloth, 8vo, vii, 463, 22 cm. Stands on its own for this period. "May be regarded as a translation of the second [Hebrew] edition. Here and there ... The text has been slightly abridged ... Elsewhere, ... Principally in the notes..... More
Vien, 1856. (FT) ardcover, 8vo, xxvi, 462 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish ethics -- Early works to 1800. Lehrbuch der Herzenspflichten; Torat hovot ha-levavot. Bahya (second half of 11th century) , was a “moral philosopher. Little is known about the particulars of Bahya's life beyond the fact that he..... More
Wien, J. Knöpflemacher & Sohn, 1865. Later green boards with original paper wrappers bound in. 12mo. 4, 103 pages; 18cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Book of Living: Gathered Together All of the Mitzvot that Man Shall Do in His Entire Life...and the Way of Life from the Opinion of..... More
Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press. 1939. 8vo. Xviii, 310 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Converts, Jewish. CONTENTS: Introduction; The origins of Jewish proselytism; Requirements for admission; Reception of converts; Status of converts in Jewish law; Pertinent halakah regarding slaves and freedmen; Semi-proselytes and quasi-proselytes; Conclusions; Direct statements; Aggadot..... More
New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1968. 8vo. xxxiii, 310 pages. First edition. SUBJECT(S): Converts, Jewish. CONTENTS: Introduction; The origins of Jewish proselytism; Requirements for admission; Reception of converts; Status of converts in Jewish law; Pertinent halakah regarding slaves and freedmen; Semi-proselytes and quasi-proselytes; Conclusions; Direct statements; Aggadot concerning proselytes in..... More
Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press. 1939. 8vo. Xviii, 310 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Converts, Jewish. CONTENTS: Introduction; The origins of Jewish proselytism; Requirements for admission; Reception of converts; Status of converts in Jewish law; Pertinent halakah regarding slaves and freedmen; Semi-proselytes and quasi-proselytes; Conclusions; Direct statements; Aggadot..... More
Jerusalem: American Academy for Jewish, 1974. Illustrated by Frontis Photo. First Edition. 8vo; 1095 + 500 pages; Original Publisher's Cloth. Large 8vo. 1095, 500 pages. Volumes I & II are in English, Volume III is in Hebrew. Includes a bibliography of baron's works. Contents include: From Zudecha to Yahudi Mahallesi..... More
Jerusalem : No Publisher. 1962. (FT) 8vo. 11, 109 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Creation; Judaism and science. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Yale, JTSA) . Ex library. Light water stains throughout, covers soiled, good condition. (HebLit-2-18). More
Yerushalayim : Mosad Ha-Rav K?uk?, Israel; Jerusalem. 1964. (FT) Cloth, 122 pages, 12mo, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Standard No: LCCN: he 65-1321. SUBJECT(S) : Named Person: Maimon, Judah Leib, 1875-1962. Ex-library with usual markings. Some staining on title page. Wear on cover. Otherwise Very Good condition. (k-rab-2-5). More
Giessen: Alfred Töpelmann, 1927. Wrappers; 8vo. 39 pages. In German. "Inaugural-dissertation der I. Sektion der hohen philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde. " Bibliographical notes. Curriculum Vitae follows title page. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. O. T. Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus. Hebrew -- Criticism, Textual. OCLC lists twenty copies worldwide..... More
Tel Aviv : No Publisher. 1960. (FT) 8vo. 223 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language, post-Biblical – dictionaries; Hebrew language – dictionaries – Judeo-Arabic; Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204 – dictionaries. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Tanhum ben Joseph (c. 1220–1291) was a “philologist and biblical exegete. Few biographical details are..... More
New York : Blau. 1958. (FT) 8vo. 29, 263 pages. In Hebrew. English title: Sefer Hamichtam on the tractates P'sachim, Suckah and Moed katan and responsa. SUBJECT(S) : Responsa – 1040-1600; Talmud. Mo'ed – commentaries. “[Ben Levi was a 13th century] scholar in Provence. Little is known about his life..... More
Jerusalem : Hevrat Mekitse Nirdamim. 1950. (FT) 8vo. 29, 236 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish law. OCLC lists 22 copies worldwide. Yehudai was the head of the academy at Sura from about 757 to 761 C. E. He led the academy, despite the tradition of not appointing any to..... More
Jerusalem: Zalman Shazar Center, 1977. Paper; 8vo. 122 pages. In Hebrew. Title in English on verso: Letters and documents of the relationship between the centre and the local community in the 10th to the 11th century; Between the centre and the local community. Series: Kuntresim, mekorot u-mehkarim 46. Includes bibliographic..... More