Search Results: Books by moses and isaac

E. Rubovits, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo in dark green blind-stamped cloth, spine title in gilt. Small chip at each spine end, corners bumped but not rubbed, front hinge barely starting, p.o. signature on the ffep, text block only mildly toned.

New York: Bloch, 1907. Softcover, 12mo, 63 pages, music, 19 cm. 5th Revised and Enlarged Edition. SUBJECT (S) : Haggadot -- Texts. Seder -- Liturgy -- Texts. Other Titles: Haggadah. English & Hebrew. Moses (1847-1926) was a "U. S. Reform rabbi. Moses, who was born in Zaniemysl, Poznan, had not completed his education before he settled in the United States in the early 1870s. He was appointed to rabbinic positions in Quincy, Illinois, Milwaukee, and Chicago. In 1901 he became rabbi of the Central Synagogue, New York, where he remained until his retirement in 1919. In his early days in the United States, Moses was considered a radical Reformer, but later he took a more moderate position. In 1884 he introduced his own prayer book (Tefillat Yisrael) . Moses was a founding member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and a member of the Reform committee charged with compiling an official prayer book. The appearance of the Union Prayer Book in 1894 has been credited to his personal initiative in… Read More

Jerusalem: Defus Tsiyon, 1924. (FT) Hardcover, 8vo, 266 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Shulhan Arukh. Yoreh deah -- Commentaries. Talmud -- Commentaries. Talmud. Hullin -- Commentaries. Zivhe Reiyah has special title page. Other Titles: Zivhe reiyah. Kook (1865-1935) was a "rabbinical authority and thinker; first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of modern Erez Israel. Born in Greiva (now Griva) , Latvia, Kook received the type of Jewish education that was customary in 19th-century Eastern Europe. At a very early age he showed independence of mind and far-reaching curiosity. Desirous to supplement his traditional education which was restricted to the study of Talmud, he undertook the study of the Bible, Hebrew language, Jewish and general philosophy, and mysticism. In 1888 he was appointed rabbi of Zaumel, and in 1895 became rabbi of Bausk (now Bauska) . In 1904 he immigrated to Erez Israel, where he served as rabbi of Jaffa and the surrounding towns. There he fostered… Read More

Bene Berak, Israel: Netsah, 1967. Hardcover, 8vo, 284 pages, illustrated, 23 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Biography. Jerusalem -- History. Pages 219-284 contains Kuntres Yoshevet Tsiyon [me'et] Yitshak Shelomoh Blau. Mahad. 3. Edition: Mahadurah hadashah ‘im hosafot. OCLC lists 26 copies worldwide. Light chipping to edges of dust jacket. Very good condition. (Hasid-8-2).

Chicago: Isaac S. Moses, 1896. First edition. Softcover. g- to near fine. Octavo. 62pp. Beige printed wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. A scarce song book collecting 45 American Jewish liturgical melodies and prayers for use in choral singing in Reform congregations, arranged and edited by Rabbi Isaac S. Moses (1847-1926). Contains translations of prayers into English, where necessary, as well as transliteration of the original Hebrew, to accompany the musical notation. Included are a number of original melodies for traditional Jewish prayers and hymns submitted for the purpose of this publication, by a variety of rabbis, scholars and musical directors of synagogues, including F.G. Rohner, Alois Kasier, and P.C. Lutkin, as well as contemporary melodies from established European-Jewish composers and cantors of the 19th century, such as Louis Lewandowski (1821-1894), Samuel Naumbourg (1817-1880) and Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890). Also included are a number of adaptations of previously… Read More

Philadelphia, 1854. Ninth plate ambrotypes in a union case, measuring 2 ½ x 2 â…› inches (visible) in larger case. With the identification of (Isaac) Rehn, with his imprint and "Patented July 4 & 11, 1854" imprinted on the case. A fine pair. A striking pair of ambrotypes of Mary and Moses Pennock, who were members of the Kennett Square Underground Railroad network as well as active members of the Kennett Square abolitionist and Quaker community. Moses was one of the founders of the Longwood Progressive Meeting. In R.C. Smedley's History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania, (Lancaster, Office of the Journal, 1883), the Pennocks are mentioned on p. 301 as working as part of the network surrounding Isaac and Thamazine Meredity. Their son Samuel, who would go on to secure important agricultural patents, is also mentioned twice. The images are notable from a photographic history perspective as well, as being early examples of the ambrotype process that had… Read More