Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Booklet about Revising the Version of Prayers – Jewish Congregation in Australia, 1876

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The Jewish Prayer Book as it is and as it ought to be. Melbourne-Sydney-Adelaide: George Robertson, 1876. English.
A reprint of a series of compositions published in the London newspaper “The Jewish World” about the creation of a non-orthodox prayer book and mainly the omission of Piyyutim from the Sidur. An introduction calls for a similar reform in the version of prayers of the Jewish congregation in Australia (written anonymously). VIII, 76 pp, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Significant foxing. Front cover detached.
Australian Jewry
Australian Jewry