Auction 6
Fine Antique Judaica
Sep 23, 2019
(your local time)
USA
Freehold Jewish center 59 Broad street, Freehold NJ. 07728
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LOT 77:
Eileh Divrei HaBris. First edition Altona 1819.
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Sold for: $350
Start price:
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250
Auction house commission: 22%
VAT: 8.875% On commission only
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Eileh Divrei HaBris. First edition Altona 1819.
Compendium of letters from great rabbinical leaders condemning “innovations” being made by the Reform leaders to synagogue practices. Published by the Hamburg Rabbinate, following the opening of the Hamburg Reform Temple in 1818. Includes letters from R. Meshulam Zalman Ha’Kohen of Furth, R. Akiva Eiger, the Chasam Sofer, R. Mordechai Banet, R. Eliezer Fleckles, R. Hertz Scheir and many others. Printed at the height of the epic struggle against the Reform movement, this sefer provides a glimpse of some of points of dispute between the Orthodox and the Reform and the valiant efforts of these Rabbonim to curb the influence of the Reform movement.
Vinograd Altona 213. Bunn press. 16, 132 pages. 21 cm. Excellent condition, one page repaired partially affecting text. Antique binding.
Opening bid $250
