Subject: Talmud

This is a certificate of merit awarded to a student in the First Grade, Section A of Congregation Beth Israel Sabbath School in Meridian, Mississippi, on June 30th, 1898. The award recognizes the student for achieving the highest average in April, May, and June of that year. The certificate features a printed list of 600 Talmudic sayings. The document also notes that the Rosenbaum family were among the first Jewish families in Meridian before the Civil War.

This dissertation, written in Latin with Hebrew passages, explores the Sadducees, a Jewish sect. It examines their beliefs and practices, drawing on Talmudic stories and comparing their views with those of Maimonides (Rambam). The work also investigates the relationship between the Sadducees and early Christianity. It is dated circa 1680 based on the library's assessment.

This work, *Opera Sabbathum Depellentia*, examines the laws of the Sabbath and the circumstances that permit their violation. Written in Latin with sections in Hebrew, it draws upon Talmudic examples to illustrate situations where Sabbath observance may be legitimately suspended. Published circa 1708, this pamphlet provides insights into the interpretation and application of Jewish law regarding Sabbath restrictions.

This book provides a synopsis of Jewish history from the return of the Jews from Babylonian captivity to the time of Herod the Great (circa 1859). It details the different Jewish sects of that era, the development and usage of synagogues and schools, the origins and implementation of Jewish prayer, the Urim and Thummim, the Mishna (oral law), and the completion of the Gemara, which comprises the Talmud. The author was Rabbi Henry A. Henry, the first rabbi of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco.

This book, published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848, compiles Talmudic maxims translated from Hebrew, along with other sayings gathered from various authors. The compiler is identified as D.S. D'Israeli. The book offers a collection of wisdom and teachings drawn from rabbinic literature and other sources.

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 volume is part of a new edition of the Babylonian Talmud, edited by Michael L. Rodkinson. This particular volume contains Tract Sabbath. It appears to be uncut, suggesting it may be in pristine condition. The publication date is estimated as 1896.

Two bound books published in 1877 by L.H. Frank, located at 32 1/2 Bowery. The first book is a Hebrew and English translation of *Sepher Yezirah* (Book of Creation), possibly the first such translation published in English in the United States. The second book is *A Sketch of the Talmud*. Rabbi Isidor Kalisch, a liberal German-trained rabbi, is identified as the author of both. Kalisch served congregations in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Leavenworth (Kansas), Detroit, Newark, and Nashville. *Sepher Yezirah* is considered the foundational text of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).