Auction 5 Books, Manuscripts, Letters.
By London Treasures
Mar 8, 2021
105 Eade road, Building A, 2nd floor unit 4, London N4 1TJ, England
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LOT 134:

RABBI RAFAEL MELDOLA, RABBI OF THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY IN LONDON, EIN EIS LACHASHOS – A TREATISE ...

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RABBI RAFAEL MELDOLA, RABBI OF THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY IN LONDON, EIN EIS LACHASHOS – A TREATISE REGARDING THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION OF HEBREW.


Strongly worded tract regarding an attempt by a chazzan in London to change the traditional pronunciation of a word in the Shirath Hayam Torah reading. It is presented as a question and response regarding a dispute between an unnamed rabbi and chazzan, but it has been claimed that the author of this tract was in fact the Rabbi involved in the dispute.
Cecil Roth, Magna Bilbiotheca Anglo-Judaica p. 339 25a. Very rare. Not in British Library.

Rabbi Rafael Meldola (1754-1828), Av Beth Din in Livorno (1803) and Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Community in London (1805). A strong rabbinical leader, who fought to uphold rabbinical law. Author of a number of works, most famous of which is his Chupas Chasssanim.

4 sides. Hebrew and English. 21 x 27 cm. Condition fair-good. Tears have been repaired.