THE BOOK OF LIFE, SERVICES AND CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT THE DEATH BED, HOUSE OF MOURNING AND CEMETERY, TOGETHER WITH PRAYERS ON VISITING THE GRAVES
New York : Bloch Pub. Co., 1915. Item #38089
1st Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. [86], 53 pages ; 17 cm. In English with some Hebrew on Opposite page for services and prayers. Cyrus Adler wrote of Rabbi Elzas in the first Encyclopedia Judaica: “His first ministerial charge was over the Holy Blossom synagogue, Toronto, Canada (1890) ; thence he went to Sacramento, Cal. (1893) . In 1894 he accepted the call of the Beth Elohim congregation of Charleston, S. C. , of which he is still the incumbent…” (Jewish Encyclopedia, 2016) Includes an appendix containing the laws, rites and ceremonies concerning the dying and the dead, and the usages of mourning. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish mourning customs. Ex-library with Jewish Instutional Bookplate. Spine has small tear with text effected. Inside pages very clear with little wear. Overall about very good condition. (AMR-51-24).
Price: $100.00