Ozar Midrashim: A Library of Two Hundred Minor Midrashim/ Ozar Midrashim: Beit 'Eked le-ma'atayyim Midrashim ketanim ve-Agadot ve-Ma'asiyyot. Be-seder Alpha-Beiti1) Volume I : Aleph - Lamed) only [This volume 1 only, of the 2 Volume set]

Eisenstein, Jehuda David 1854-1956

Published by J.D. Eisenstein, 121 Canal Street, New York, New York, 1915

About this Item

In Hebrew. (4), xiii, 276 pages. 285 x 210 mm. Black cloth with faded gilt lettering on well worn spine. a bit loose in binding. Illustrated title page in addition to an English and a Hebrew title page. Purple stamp in English of former owner's name and address and penciled Hebrew inscription by him. Collection of Midrashim, in alphabetical order [according to the Hebrew alphabet a.k.a. aleph-beit]. Midrash (plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to a method of exegesis of a Biblical text. The term "midrash" can also refer to a compilation of Midrashic teachings, in the form of legal, exegetical or homiletical commentaries on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). Julius (Judah David) Eisenstein was a late 19th and early 20th century Polish-American Jewish scholar. He established America's first society for the Hebrew language, the Shocharei Sfat Ever (Merchants of the Hebrew Language) and was also the first to translate into Hebrew and Yiddish the Constitution of the United States. He is best known for his series of Ozar anthologies on various topics relating to the Bible, Talmud and Jewish history. In addition to this, he authored over 150 articles for the Jewish encyclopedia. Julius (Judah David) Eisenstein was a late 19th and early 20th century Polish-American Jewish scholar. He established America's first society for the Hebrew language, the Shocharei Sfat Ever (Merchants of the Hebrew Language) and was also the first to translate into Hebrew and Yiddish the Constitution of the United States. He is best known for his series of Ozar anthologies on various topics relating to the Bible, Talmud and Jewish history. In addition to this, he authored over 150 articles for the Jewish encyclopedia.Julius (Judah David) Eisenstein was a late 19th and early 20th century Polish-American Jewish scholar. He established America's first society for the Hebrew language, the Shocharei Sfat Ever (Merchants of the Hebrew Language) and was also the first to translate into Hebrew and Yiddish the Constitution of the United States. He is best known for his series of Ozar anthologies on various topics relating to the Bible, Talmud and Jewish history. In addition to this, he authored over 150 articles for the Jewish encyclopedia.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ozar Midrashim: A Library of Two Hundred Minor Midrashim/ Ozar Midrashim: Beit 'Eked le-ma'atayyim Midrashim ketanim ve-Agadot ve-Ma'asiyyot. Be-seder Alpha-Beiti1) Volume I : Aleph - Lamed) only [This volume 1 only, of the 2 Volume set]
• Publisher: J.D. Eisenstein, 121 Canal Street, New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1915
• Language: Hebrew
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket