Emunath Yisrael [ethics, including educational methodologies]. With Yiddish translation.
AUCTION 53 |
Thursday, December 08th,
2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 223
TIKUS, GEDALIAH
Emunath Yisrael [ethics, including educational methodologies]. With Yiddish translation.
Amsterdam: Hertz Levi Rofe 1764
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $400
The author was a pedagogue who followed the advice of the Mahra”l of Prague and the Shela”h ha-Kadosh that children should first be taught the 613 commandments before embarking upon the more challenging study of Talmud. This novel pedagogic methods is described in detail in his Torath Katan, published a year after the present work, expounding for parents how best to educate their children.