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Israel Mizrahi

Israel Mizrahi is the owner of Mizrahi Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY, and JudaicaUsed.com. He can be reached at JudaicaUsed@gmail.com.

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In Print / Features On The Jewish World

An Interesting Case Of Censorship

By Israel Mizrahi

The offending text states that this edition of the Talmud was approved by the censors of Russia and Poland.

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The Kuzari – The Original, The Second, The Third, And The New

By Israel Mizrahi

Rabbi Dickman had great hopes for his Kuzari Shlishi, believing it would help defeat the assimilation and apathy of Jews of his day.

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First Haggadah Published In Chicago

By Israel Mizrahi

The illustrations are described on the title page as being "in accordance with the instruction of the Talmud."

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Legally Insane? The Tale Of A 19th Century Convert

By Israel Mizrahi

The court ultimately overturned the lower court's decision, and he was declared fit and released.

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A Rare Breslov Manuscript

By Israel Mizrahi

R. Nosson would write down his tefillot while praying, and tradition has it that the stains that appear on his handwritten leaves are those of tears he shed while praying.

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Please Don’t Steal

By Israel Mizrahi

To prevent their books from being lost or stolen, owners would routinely write their name or an inscription in them.

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A Prayer From A Woman In Labor

By Israel Mizrahi

The text of the prayer is riddled with grammatical irregularities and comprises odd mix of verses and pleas.

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The Munkatcher Rebbe’s Passing

By Israel Mizrahi

According to the headline, the funeral attracted 15,000 people, including hundreds of rabbanim and local government representatives.

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When Shul Membership Was A Privilege

By Israel Mizrahi

Many of the provisions in these constitutions attempted to curtail assimilation or deter members from moving toward Reform.

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Adams & Jefferson Respond To A Jewish Leader

By Israel Mizrahi

Noah tried to found a Jewish state at Grand Island in the Niagara River, to be called Ararat.

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The Legendary Shapiro Shas

By Israel Mizrahi

The dispute evolved into a fierce fight between chassidim defending the Shapiros and mitnagdim defending the Romm printers.

Features On The Jewish World

Original Letter By The Haktav Vehakabbalah

By Israel Mizrahi

Considering his goal, it is not surprising that alongside the Vilna Gaon and Shadal, we find references by the author to non-Rabbinic sources, such as Julius Fürst, Moses Mendelsson, and Naphtali Hirz Wessely.

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Nazi Propaganda – Owned By A Jew

By Israel Mizrahi

This Jew owned several classic and obscure anti-Semitic works, including a copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion...

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A Satirical Ben-Gurion

By Israel Mizrahi

Among your members in the Knesset are people from whom nothing is withheld and who, in their empty speech, are capable of achieving the most difficult assignments.

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'G-d, Please Protect Them'

By Israel Mizrahi

The Jewish community of Merzig was old but small.

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A 16th Century Censored Mishnah

By Israel Mizrahi

After the Talmud was burned, all remaining Hebrew books had to be submitted to the Catholic Inquisition for censorship.

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Miller Shechitah Knives

By Israel Mizrahi

Each product was marked "J. & D. Miller, N.Y., Guaranteed," and the brothers were well known for repairing or sharpening their products as needed, even years after their purchase.

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Vowels Above And Below – A 16th Century Manuscript

By Israel Mizrahi

The Hebrew text has vowels below it, similar to the way Hebrew is vowelized today.

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Just 80 Copies Exist

By Israel Mizrahi

Given that only 80 copies of it survived, it is possibly the rarest of all early volumes covering the proceedings of Congress.

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A Pre-WWII Mussolini Biography – In Hebrew

By Israel Mizrahi

Mussolini had a brother, Arnaldo (1885-1931), who was one of the most important developers of fascist ideology.

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The First Jewish English Bible, 1845

By Israel Mizrahi

Leeser's work, therefore, no doubt helped combat the influence of missionaries and Christian Bibles.

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The Last Sefer Before The Tzfat Earthquake

By Israel Mizrahi

The earthquake that devastated Tzfat in 1837 put an abrupt end to Back's activities in Tzfat, but by 1841, we find him in Jerusalem, where he founded the first Hebrew printing press in the city, with the support of Sir Moses Montefiore.

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Where Do Gedolim Portraits Come From? (Part III)

By Israel Mizrahi

In the early days of the chassidic movement, as well as in Kabbalistic circles, sitting for a portrait was often frowned upon and sometimes even forbidden.

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Rav Henkin’s Chalitzah Shoe

By Israel Mizrahi

After the Holocaust, chalitzah complications also arose since many widows had no information on the status or whereabouts of their brothers-in-law.

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Where Do Gedolim Portraits Come From? (Part II)

By Israel Mizrahi

In the early days of the chassidic movement, as well as in Kabbalistic circles, sitting for a portrait was often frowned upon and sometimes even forbidden.

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Are Gedolim Portraits Authentic?

By Israel Mizrahi

In the early days of the chassidic movement, as well as in Kabbalistic circles, sitting for a portrait was often frowned upon and sometimes even forbidden.

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