Alexander, L[evy]. Alexander’s Hebrew Ritual and Doctrinal Explanation of the Whole Ceremonial Law…of the Jewish Community.

Estimate: $500–$700
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author

(ANGLO-JUDAICA).

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Place

London

Publication

1819

Description

FIRST EDITION. English interspersed with Hebrew.

references

Roth, Magna Bibliotheca p. 333, no. 25

summary

An introduction to Jewish ritual. Levy Alexander (son of Alexander Alexander, translator of the Hebrew liturgy into English) was embroiled at this time in a personal and quite public squabble with Haham Raphael Meldola and his Aschkenazi colleague, Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschell.

pp. 309. Lightly browned. Later boards. 4to

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