Subject: Prayers and devotions

This book, published in London in 1848, provides a Hebrew and English vocabulary based on selections from daily Jewish prayers. Intended for use in schools and by young learners, it was compiled by Sabato Morais and Abigail Lindo. The book was printed by S. Solomon at 16 Bevis Marks, London. OCLC lists 8 copies of this edition.

This is the first edition of *Avodat Yisrael*, a prayer book in Hebrew and English, published in Baltimore in 1865. Printed by W. Polmyer, this 8vo volume contains 618 + 27 + [6] pages and features a period full tooled leather binding. Edited by Benjamin Szold, it became a standard prayer book for the American Reform movement, notably omitting references to Temple sacrifices and other elements considered objectionable by Reform Judaism. OCLC lists only three copies worldwide.

This is a rare 1893 children's prayer book by Ella Jacobs, published in Philadelphia. The book, measuring 12mo, contains [7] pages and is bound in original stiff wrappers. It is considered a potentially unique surviving copy of the first edition, as no other copies are listed on OCLC, although a second edition from the same year is referenced in the Singerman bibliography and listed in Yale University's collection.

This book, published in 1909, contains two distinct parts bound together. The first section, "Children's Services Arranged for Each Week of the Month," provides liturgical materials for children's religious services throughout the year. The second section, "A Brief Manual Regarding Jewish Faith and Life," offers a concise overview of Jewish beliefs and practices. Both sections were authored by Rabbi Rudolph Grossman, and the book was likely used as a resource in a religious school setting, as indicated by the cover inscription, "Religious School Temple Rodeph Shalom."

This is the third, improved edition of Louis Naumburg's elementary Hebrew reading textbook, published in Philadelphia in 1869. Naumburg, a cantor with a distinguished family history in the profession, served congregations in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. This edition is notable for being the earliest recorded in OCLC, with only two other copies known to exist worldwide. It was printed by the Christian-Pa. German printing house of Schafer & Kordi.

This is an illustrated Haggadah, containing a Hebrew text with an English translation for the first two nights of Passover. Published by H. Sakolski in 1880, this edition was inscribed to Marcus Friedman on March 29, 1882, in Fort Worth, Texas. The book is a New Illustrated Edition and includes a transliteration of the Hebrew text, making it accessible to a wider audience.

This book, published by Isaac S. Moses in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1884, provides a set order of prayers and responsive readings for Jewish worship. The book likely contains traditional Jewish prayers and liturgical texts arranged for congregational use. Further details on the specific prayers and their arrangement would require examination of the book's contents.

A Hebrew broadside containing a penitential prayer beginning with the words "El Melekh Yoshev" ('The Divine King sitting'). Printed in Hanover, Germany, circa 1830 by Shelomoh Bloch. This prayer, a type of selihah, was printed separately to save cost, possibly to be inserted into imported prayer books.

This is the second American edition of a Haggadah, containing the Passover Seder service in Hebrew and English on facing pages. Published in New York by J.M. Jackson in 1850, it's considered the first "pure" American edition, as it lacks attribution to a foreign translator unlike the 1837 edition. The book includes 80 pages and is bound in modern gilt-tooled calf with the original printed wrapper laid down. It shows some signs of wear, including ex-library markings and staining, and is missing 1-2 leaves.

This book contains the Prayers of Israel with an accompanying English translation. Published in New York by H. Frank in 1856, it provides a bilingual text of Jewish prayers, facilitating religious practice for those familiar with both Hebrew and English. The book likely served a practical function within the Jewish community of New York, aiding in the understanding and recitation of traditional prayers.

This rare 1864 edition of "Tefilot Yisrael" is a Hebrew-German prayer book published by the Frank'sche Buchdruckerei und Buchhandlung in New York. It contains a unique second part titled "Tehinot Benot Yisrael" (Supplications for the Daughters of Israel), a section of prayers specifically for women. This edition is unrecorded in OCLC and not listed in Sharona Wachs's "American Jewish Liturgies." It represents a significant contribution to the history of American Jewish liturgy, particularly for its inclusion of women's prayers.

This is a first edition of Isaac Leeser's *The Book of Daily Prayers*, published by C. Sherman in 1848. This particular copy contains extensive family records added by its owners, beginning with the marriage of Solomon Zucker (later Sugar) and Matilda Forchheimer on December 12, 1852, officiated by Reverend Gutheim, rabbi of the Congregation Sherith Israel in New Orleans. The book further documents the births of seven children born in Bastrop, Louisiana, between 1853 and 1867. Newspaper clippings record Solomon Sugar's death in 1884 and his son Isadore Sugar's death in 1919. The book passed through generations of the Sugar family, prominent Jewish merchants in Bastrop and Monroe, Louisiana.

This book, published by Bloch & Co. in Cincinnati in 1866, contains the liturgy for Rosh Hashanah as practiced by American Israelites. It comprises 212 pages and features contributions by Isaac Mayer Wise, a prominent Reform rabbi.