Bidspirit auction | First Machzorim printed in America.

First Machzorim printed in America. Divrei Tzadikim by Rev Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia 1837 - 3 of 5 volumes of the first Machzor printed in America, includes Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkos. According to the custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews. This was the very first Machzor printed in America and was prepared for print by the famed Rev Isaac Leeser. Although Rev Leeser had virtually no rabbinic contemporaries in America with whom to confer, he nonetheless persevered in the task of preparing many important Hebrew texts for publication. This was in addition to the many other Rabbinic duties he undertook in his noble mission to disseminate Torah true Judaism in unfamiliar and often hostile surroundings. The printing of these Machzorim is remarkable, as historians estimate the entire Jewish population in the United States at less than 15,000 souls. Vinograd Philadelphia 11. Goldman 36. Haswell, Barrington press.121, [2], 246, 4, [3], 5-176 pages. 23 cm. Overall good condition. Some wear. Very slight damage to one title page. Original worn bindings, 2 of them loose and missing spines. Opening bid $1200