Mishnayoth - Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna. Translated by the Rev. D.A. de Sola and the Rev. M.J. Raphall

THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE MISHNAH. The preface states this translation arose due to a dispute among the members of the "Sephardim Synagogue" concerning the revision of their liturgy. Since the Orthodox stated their view was "under authority of the Mishna," the Board subsequently authorized this translation "for the enlightenment of the British Jew." A footnote to the preface notes the omission of Tractate Nidda and other similar material, was because they are "not suited to the refined notions of the English reader." They also emphasized "such parts...(which) more immediately relate to Israel in their present dispersion."