Aaron Chorin(er). Igereth Elasaph [“Letter of an African Rabbi to his Colleagues in Europe.”]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(REFORM JUDAISM).

printer

Scholl & Landau

Place

Prague

Publication

1826

Description

First Edition. Two parts in one (Hebrew and German) each with separate title page

references

Vinograd, Prague 1200

summary

Aaron Choriner, a pioneer of Reform Judaism in Hungary, advocated reforms to the liturgy, including the use of an organ in the synagogue on the Sabbath. This controversial work, a positive response to the queries raised by the Duchy of Baden regarding liberal tendencies in contemporary Judaism (as instituted by the Hamburg Temple), is one of the earliest Reform responsa works.

pp. 19, (1), ff. 35, pp. 94, 13. Ex-library, browned. Later marbled boards with original printed wrappers bound in. 8vo.

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