Moda’ah Rabah [ban on secular studies in the Holy Land]

AUCTION 43 | Thursday, April 02nd, 2009 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 158

(JERUSALEM)

Moda’ah Rabah [ban on secular studies in the Holy Land]

Single-page broadside printed on orange paper. Endorsed by Rabbis Joshua Leib Diskin, Shneur Zalman of Lublin and Samuel Salant Slight stain and hole affecting one letter. Folio

Jerusalem: 1896

Est: $300 - $500

The Aschkenazic rabbis of Eretz Israel considered anathema the opening of schools wherein secular studies would form a part of the curriculum. It was seen necessary to reinforce the original ban of 1878 from time to time lest the populace mistakenly assume that it had expired