Subject: Commentaries

This pamphlet contains a sermon delivered by Jonathan French at a lecture in the South Parish in Andover on January 1, 1777. The sermon, titled "A Practical Discourse Against Extortion," uses the Old Testament book of Ezekiel as its foundation to argue against extortion. It offers a commentary on the socio-economic realities of the time and may reflect the anxieties and challenges faced during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The sermon was printed in Boston by T. and J. Fleet.

This book, a first edition, presents biographical sketches of prominent Jewish rabbis. It includes excerpts and translations of their commentaries, offering insights into their lives and scholarship. The text is primarily in English, with interspersed Hebrew sections. Published in 1847.

This book contains critical and practical notes on the Book of Leviticus. Authored by George Bush, a professor of Hebrew and Oriental Literature at New York City University, it was published by Dayton & Newman in 1843 at 199 Broadway, New York City. Bush was considered one of the foremost Hebraic scholars of his time.

This book contains critical and practical notes on the Books of Joshua and Judges. Authored by George Bush, a professor of Hebrew and Oriental Literature at New York City University, it was published by E. French at 146 Nassau Street in 1838. Bush was considered one of the foremost Hebraic scholars of his time.

This book contains discourses on the weekly Torah readings by Rabbi Mordecai Hayyim Seligsberg. It is the fifth and final part of his larger multi-part work, *Or Torah*, primarily focused on ethics. Published in 1859, the book includes concise *likkutim* (aphorisms) on various subjects and an errata section. Rabbi Seligsberg, who served as rabbi in Pelheim, Bavaria, dedicates the work to his sons, Isaac, Benjamin, and Solomon Seligsberg, residing in America, acknowledging their support in its publication.

This is the first rabbinical work in English translation published in North America. Published in New York in 1840 by M.M. Noah & A.S. Gould, this book is a translation of the medieval Hebrew text, *The Book of Jasher*, compiled from the Babylonian Talmud and other Jewish sources, and intermixed with Arabic legends and passages from the Bible. The book's content is divided into sections covering the pre-Mosaic period, the Mosaic period, and a smaller section on later history. The preface is by M.M. Noah. This copy is considered to be the first U.S. edition of this translation.

This 1886 edition of the Book of Job includes Hebrew commentaries. Published by H. F. Siemers, Rabbi of the Oheb Shalom Congregation in Baltimore, it is notable for its two colored plates, possibly making it one of the earliest books with color printing in the United States. The book was published by H. F. Siemers, the father of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah.

This book presents a new translation of the Song of Songs, attributed to Solomon, along with a commentary and notes by Thomas Williams. Published in Philadelphia by William W. Woodward in 1803, this edition offers a scholarly interpretation of this biblical text.