Friedman, Aaron Tzvi. Tuv Ta’am [the necessity for Jews to maintain the laws of ritual slaughter]

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00

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(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Friedman, Aaron Tzvi. Tuv Ta’am [the necessity for Jews to maintain the laws of ritual slaughter]

Hebrew and some English plus three different subtitles. pp. 6, 16, (2), 17-40, (2), 41-75, (2), 77-107, (1), 3. With additional orange wrapper not noted by Goldman. Contemporary boards, rubbed. 8vo Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America 1092

New York: M. Topolowsky 1875

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $2,500

THE FIRST DEFENSE OF SHECHITA PUBLISHED IN AMERICA. Aaron Tzvi Friedman (1822-76), a shochet in New York City responds here to the charge by Henry Bergh, President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that shechitah is inhumane. The book also contains responsa from European halachic authorities permitting blood-letting (hakazath dam) prior to slaughter as well as related matters. “According to a family legend, the English translation of this work convinced President Ulysses S. Grant to eat only kosher meat” (Goldman, ibid.)