Search Results: Titles starting with R from Dan Wyman Books

Breslau; G. Zahn & H. Baendel, 1889. Hardcover. Later Cloth. 8vo. 48, [2] pages. 22 cm. First edition. In German. Full title: R. Benjamin b. Jehuda und sein Commentar zu Esra und Nehemia aus dem Ms. 102 der Bibiothek Merzbacher zu MĂĽnchen und aus dem Cod. 104 der Bibliothek des jĂĽdisch-theologischen Seminars zu Breslau zum ersten Male. Subjects: Benjamin, ben Yehuda. "Theil I. " No more published. A commentary to Ezra and Nehemiah attributed to Benjamin ben Judah Bozecco (1290-1335) , "Italian grammarian and biblical exegete, who lived in Rome. " - EJ 2008. Bozecco, Benjamin ben Judah, 1290-1335. Bible. Ezra - Criticism, interpretation, etc. , Jewish. Bible. Nehemiah - Criticism, interpretation, etc. , Jewish. Bible. Old Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - Italy - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500. Institutional stamps on endpages, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (SEF-52-51).

HUCA, 1951. Softcover, 17-71 (ie 54) pages, 8vo. Offprint from HUCA. Volume XXIII, Part Two. Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Publication. Heschel (1907-1972) was a "U. S. Scholar and philosopher, descended on his father's side from Dov Baer (the Maggid) of Mezeritch and Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apta (Opatow) ; on his mother's side from Levi Isaac of Berdichev. After traditional Jewish studies, he obtained rabbinic ordination (semikhah) . At the age of 20 he enrolled in the University of Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate, and at the Hochschule fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums, where he also taught Talmud and received a second, liberal rabbinical ordination. In 1937 Martin Buber appointed him his successor at the central organization for Jewish adult education (Mittelstelle fuer juedische Erwachsenenbildung) and the Juedisches Lehrhaus at Frankfurt on the Main. Deported by the Nazis in October 1938 to Poland, he taught for eight months at the Warsaw Institute of Jewish Studies. He immigrated to… Read More

Cincinnati Hebrew Union College, 1950. Paperback. Original Wrappers. 8vo. Pages [17] - 71 (i. E. 55 pages) ; 24 cm. In Hebrew. Off-Print from the Hebrew Union College Annual, 23, pt. 2, 1950-1951, seventy-fifth anniversary publication. Inscribed by Abraham Joshua Heschel on the First Page. Martin Luther King, jr. , and Heschel "initially bonded over the prophets. King was drawn to Heschel's intimate knowledge of the topic (Heschel's masterwork, in a body of masterworks, was his book The Prophets) , and Heschel in turn admired King's devotion to the Exodus story of Moses and the Israelites, adapted to the narrative of the civil rights struggle in the 1950s and '60s....Heschel...can also be considered a kind of prophet himself. The main job of the prophets of the Bible, after all, is to hold their people's feet to the fire. Moses railed at the weak and foolish Israelites who strayed from the path the minute their leader ascended to the mountaintop to commune with God. King fulminated against the war in… Read More

Frankfurt A. M. , Kauffmann, 1895. Hardcover. 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 Death. " Divided into multiple chapters. Very extensive footnotes. Rabbi Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg "was a German Rabbi and poet, a major author of the tosafot on Rashi's commentary on the Talmud. He is also known as Meir ben Baruch, the Maharam of Rothenburg" (Wikipedia, 2016) . He lived from about 1215-1293, and although he did not write a major work, he wrote "many notes, commentaries, expositions, and poems-as well as 1, 500 responsa. His disciple the Rosh (Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel) codified much of his teaching" (Wikipedia, 2016) . Blue marbled foredge. SUBJECT(S) : Rabbi Meir ben Baruch, Rabbinic Literature. Some edgewear and rubbing. Library stamps and some stains. Slight browning to… Read More

Yerushalayim. Softcover, 113-141 (ie 29) pages, 8vo. Offprint from Sefer Hayovel Likavod Tzvi Wolfson. The American Academy L'midei hayehadut. Heschel (1907-1972) was a "U. S. Scholar and philosopher, descended on his father's side from Dov Baer (the Maggid) of Mezeritch and Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apta (Opatow) ; on his mother's side from Levi Isaac of Berdichev. After traditional Jewish studies, he obtained rabbinic ordination (semikhah) . At the age of 20 he enrolled in the University of Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate, and at the Hochschule fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums, where he also taught Talmud and received a second, liberal rabbinical ordination. In 1937 Martin Buber appointed him his successor at the central organization for Jewish adult education (Mittelstelle fuer juedische Erwachsenenbildung) and the Juedisches Lehrhaus at Frankfurt on the Main. Deported by the Nazis in October 1938 to Poland, he taught for eight months at the Warsaw Institute of Jewish Studies. He… Read More

Tel Aviv : Hanhalah Ha-Artsit Le-Irgun Bene-Akiva Be-Erets Yisrael, 1945. (FT) Softcover, 12mo, 143 pages, illustrations, 18 cm. In Hebrew. Published the year of his death. SUBJECT(S) : Descriptor: Religious Zionists -- Palestine -- Biography. Named Person: Shapira, Yeshayahu, 1891-1945. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Inscription in front cover. Tear to top corner of cover. Bumped corners and edges. (Hasid-1-9).

Hancock, Mich. : Suo. -Lut. Kustannusliikkeen Kirajapainosta, 1942. Paperback. 8vo. 80 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Baptism. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ, Kent State Univ) . Covers slightly faded and worn, good condition. (FIN-19-33).

Hancock, Mich. : Suomalais-Luterilainen Kustannusliike, 1911. Hardcover. 8vo. In Finnish. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Bible - history of Biblical events. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Ex library. Boards worn, many pages in facsimile, pen and pencil marks on cover and first page. fair condition. (FIN-21-30).

Hancock, Mich. : Suomalaista Ewank. -Luteeril. Kustannusliikke Kirjapainos-Saja Sen Kustantama, 1915. Hardcover. 8vo. 230 pages. Illustrated. In Finnish. Third edition. SUBJECT (S) : Bible - history of Biblical events; Bible stories, Finnish. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (national Library of Finland, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis) . Moisture stains on covers, owner's stamp on fly leaf and title page, front hinge starting, good condition. (FIN-20-14).

Hancock, Mich. : Suomalasi-Luteerilainen Kustannuslitteen Kirjapaino, 1915. Hardcover. 12mo. 230 pages. In Finnish. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Bible - history of biblical events; Bible stories, Finnish; Juvenile. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Kent State Univ, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis) . Backstrip repaired, covers very edgeworn and rubbed, upper corner of back cover torn off, some pages dog-eared, occasional pencil marginalia, good condition. (FIN-12-5).

Buenos Aires : H. Y. Vilah, 1936. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 822 pages. Frontispiece portrait. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Commandments, six hundred and thirteen. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Ex library. Boards darkened and chipped around edges, pages tanned, good condition. (RAB-19-14).

Buenos Aires : H. Y. Vilah, 1936. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 822 pages. Frontispiece portrait. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Commandments, six hundred and thirteen. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Ex library. Boards darkened and chipped around edges, pages tanned, good condition. (RAB-19-14).

[Berlin] [M. Poppenlauer], 1918. Hardback. 1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 151 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, "The Rabbi, His Life and His Views. " Jacob Samuel Zuri-Szezak (1884-1943) , lawyer, authority on Hebrew law, and author. Zuri, who was born in Poland, studied in France and Germany. After immigrating to Palestine after World War I, he lectured for a time at the Jerusalem Law School. In 1927 he moved to Paris and in 1931 to London. Zuri's single scholarly purpose was to introduce into the European study of Greek, Roman, and Islamic law the data of the Jewish legal tradition. He published most of his 31 works in Hebrew, because, as a Zionist, he hoped to lay the foundation for a system of legislation for the coming Jewish state. In his biographical studies and in his analysis of Jewish jurisprudence, Zuri distinguishes between two main currents in rabbinical methodology, the southern, characteristic of Judean scholars, and the northern, of Galilean scholars. These… Read More

New York, Labor Zionist Organization Of America-Poale Zion, N.D.. Paperback. No date (1948-1952) . Original illustrated orange, green, and white paper wrappers with illustration of an Israeli farmer. 12mo. 4 pages; 15 cm. A DP/Early Statehood-era pamphlet encouraging membership to the LZOA-Poale Zion by highlighting two important members of the organization, Rabbi James G. Heller, prominent Reform rabbi and Zionist leader, and Maurice Samuel, prolific author and Zionist who was best known for his book You Gentiles (1924) . "Labor Zionist Pioneers who built the land-reclaimed the soil-normalized the occupational structure of the Jewish people. " Also includes statistics about the accomplishments of Labor Zionism as well as a quote from David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel and Labor Zionist. Includes green tinted black-and-white headshots of Heller and Samuel as well as photos of Israelis farming, laboring, and arriving in Israel. Written in green and orange font with an illustration of an… Read More

New York: Central Conference of Americn Rabbis, 1972. Paperback. 8vo. 412 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Rabbis-Office; Pastoral Theology (Judaism) ; Reform Judaism-United States. Fading to binding, edges and back cover. Bookplate of former owner inside of cover. Otherwise in very good condition. (AMRN-5-5).

Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1966. 1st edition. Paperback. 12mo. 16 pages. Copy of the first Jewish sermon preached and published in North America. Portrait of author facing cover page. Discoloration to covers, otherwise in very good condition. (AMRN-2-7).

Paperback. Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1966. Wrappers; 8vo. 16 pages. Portrait of the author facing title page. Added title page : A Shavuot sermon by Rabbi Haim Isaac Carigal, 1773; the first Jewish sermon preached and published in North America. OCLC lists twenty-four copies worldwide. Slightly sunned. Very good condition. (AM-4) xx.

Breslau, Druck Th. Schatzky, 1932. Half cloth; 8vo. 60 pages; 23.5 cm. In German. Text on title page "1. Teil. Leben und Lebenswerk; " however, no more published. Includes bibliographical references. Zimmels, a rabbi and scholar, "lectured from 1929 to 1933 at the Juedisch-Theologisches Seminar, Breslau, and from 1934 to 1939 was rabbi of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Vienna. Zimmels left Austria for England after the Nazi Anschluss in 1938 and in 1944 was appointed lecturer in Bible, Talmud, and Jewish history at Jews' College London. He became director of studies in 1961, and was principal 1964-69." (Alexander Tobias, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : David ben Solomon ibn Abi Zimra, fl. 1513-1573. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Slight toning. Minimal pencil markings that do not not affect text. Very minimal edgewear. Very good + condition. (SW-5-22A) xx.

New York: Rabbinical Council Of America, 1995. Paperback. Paper wrappers, 8vo. , 102 pages. De Sola Pool was the longtime leader of Shearith Israel, the oldest Sefardic congregation in the US. Guest Editor Rabbi Marc Angel. Contents include: Reflections on the Life and Work of Rabbi David de Sola Pool by Nima Adlerblum, Sarajevo as I Knew It by Solomon Gaon, The Grand Religious View of Rabbio Benzion Uziel by Marc Angel, and The Book of Jonah: A Call to Personal Responsibility by Hayyim Angel, and others. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- Periodicals. Very good condition. (SEF-31-10).

New York, Bloch publishing co. , 1926. Paperback, 8vo, 33 pages, 24 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Gordon, Elijah; Jews--Soviet Union; Judaism. OCLC lists 22 copies worldwide. Covers chipped, ex library with bookplate and stamp, good condition. (ComHist-10-14).