Buy this book on-line (xt) Tuska, Simon : THE STRANGER IN THE SYNAGOGUE, OR, THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE JEWISH WORSHIP, DESCRIBED AND EXPLAINEDRochester, N.Y. : E. Darrow & Brother, 1854
1st edition. Original orange paper wrappers, 12mo, 52 pages. 16cm. Includes index. Singerman 1363. Simon Tuska (1835–1871) was a U.S. rabbi. Tuska was awarded one of the first scholarships to the University of Rochester, founded in 1850. Although he specialized in Greek and Latin, his chief interest was Judaism. While still a student, he wrote and published ‘The Stranger in the Synagogue’ to explain Jewish rites and ceremonies to both his Christian colleagues and the Jewish public. He was warmly praised by Isaac Mayer Wise, but his critique of talmudic law drew the censure of Isaac Leeser. Tuska wrote letters and articles for both The Israelite and The Occident, and Wise encouraged him to pursue the rabbinate. Upon graduation in 1856 Tuska attended courses at the Rochester Theological Seminary. He did not seek a pulpit because of his youth and the fact that most Reform congregations of the day required a German-speaking rabbi. However, as a result of Wise's constant urging, he decided in 1858 to go to the Breslau seminary to prepare himself for the rabbinate. In 1860 Tuska tried unsuccessfully to become English lecturer at Temple Emanuel in New York. He subsequently was also rejected by Congregation Berith Kodesh in his hometown, Rochester, because of his radical religious views. Shortly thereafter he was elected to the Reform pulpit in Memphis, Tennessee, where he served until his death. Tuska's importance lay in the pattern he set for the training of U.S. rabbis – English-speaking, with university degree plus theological training (A.J. Karp, in: AJHSQ, 50:2 (1960), 79–97). SUBJECT(S): Judaism -- Customs and practices. Fasts and feasts Prayer. OCLC: 999866575. Blind stamp to to original paper cover and title page. Sewn binding and additional wrappers added, protecting orignal orange wrapper; unobtrusive stamp to copyright page. Original rear wrapper (probably blank) is lacking. Some soiling to first and final pages, Good Condition. An important pre-Civil War American Jewish imprint. (AMR-57-20-D+) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of (xt) Tuska, Simon : THE STRANGER IN THE SYNAGOGUE, OR, THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE JEWISH WORSHIP, DESCRIBED AND EXPLAINED. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, collectables, out-of-print books, livres illustrées and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |