A.B. Ehrlich. Rashei Perakim. Being Selections from the Talmud and the Midrashim… Arranged for the Use of Students.

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

J. Wiley’s Sons

New York

1883

FIRST EDITION. Text in Hebrew. Additional title-page in English.

Singerman 3136; Goldman 288.

FIRST TALMUD TEXTBOOK FOR JEWISH CHILDREN IN AMERICA. Vocalized selections from the Talmud and Midrash. It represents the first attempt to incorporate Talmud into elementary Jewish education in America. The author writes in his introduction: “My heart originally desired to add a translation and commentary in the language of this land in order to benefit our youngsters, however the heart is dependent on the pocket… therefore my work leaves the print-shop without the translation” (p. 4).