Subject: Torah

Billhead from Simon Baum & Co., purveyors of men's furnishing goods, located at the southwest corner of Sansome and Bush Streets in San Francisco. Dated February 15, 1873. The billhead also notes that Simon Baum & Co. brought the first Torah to Central City, Colorado.

Cabinet photograph depicting silver finials for a Torah, taken by Martin & Son of London, England, circa 1885. The photograph was sent to Rabbi Sabato Morais of Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of a set of nine photographs, a drawing and an envelope, possibly related to an inquiry to purchase ritual objects. Handwritten on the back is "NO. 3".

First edition of *L'Veit Ya'akov*, a collection of sermons by Rabbi Jacob Joseph (1841-1902), the first and only Grand Rabbi of New York City and America. This volume contains sermons on the weekly Torah portions, special Shabbats, and other occasions. The book includes a handwritten dedication by Rabbi Jacob Joseph to Rabbi Eliezer Zalman Grievsky, author of *Ginat Egoz*, and commentary by Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky. Published in Vilna in 1888.

A letter dated October 25, 1848, from L. Elias (per P.S. Jacobs) in Columbia, South Carolina, to Jacobs & Meyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses a request for Torah portion books ("Parasha books") and a discrepancy in a prior merchandise bill. The letter also mentions business dealings and financial matters.

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.

Program for the inauguration of a new Torah scroll in Paramaribo, Suriname, dated January 1, 1905. The program is in Dutch and is part of the Willy Lindwer Suriname Collection. The book is physically located in Arc.Ms.56, Lindower box, Folder 17.

Watercolor painting depicting a rabbi holding a Torah. The painting is undated, but the donor suggests a date of around 1950.