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Divrei HaBrit, Against the Reform Movement – Altona, 1819 – The German Edition
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Dibere Haberith, Briefe der ausgezeichnetsten Rabbiner und Rabbiner-Collegien der vorzüglichsten israelitischen Gemeinden Deutschlands, Pohlen und Italien. Altona, 1819. German."Ele Divrei HaBrit" was published in Altona in 1819 following reforms carried out by the Hamburg community to liturgic texts and customs, such as introducing an organ into the synagogue, using the German language in prayers and other such changes. These reforms were the harbingers of the reform movement in Germany. This book contains a collection of letters by Torah leaders who strongly opposed the reforms, including a letter by Rabbi Akiva Eiger, the Chatam Sofer, Maharam Bennet, etc. This book is the German edition, published the same year as the Hebrew edition. 91 pp. 15 cm. Good condition. Damp staining and foxing.
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