Igereth Elasaph [“Letter of an African Rabbi to his Colleagues in Europe”]

AUCTION 1 |
Thursday, November 14th,
1996 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 111
CHORIN(ER), AARON.
Igereth Elasaph [“Letter of an African Rabbi to his Colleagues in Europe”]
Prague: 1826 and 1830
Est: $300 - $400
PRICE REALIZED $170
HEAVILY CENSURED REFORM TRACTS.
First is a positive response to the queries raised by the Duchy of Baden regarding liberal tendencies in contemporary Judaism (as instituted by the Hamburg Temple). Second work includes an exposition on transferring the Sabbath day to a Sunday, as well as a call for a synod to mitigate the severity of the laws governing the Sabbath