Tseena Ureena Tse'ena Ure'ena [Volume 2 Only (of 2)]

Rabbi Yaakov ben Itzhak (= Itshak = Isaac) Ashkenazi of Janow Lebelski (= Yanov)

Published by Hebrew Publishing Company, Probably published in N.Y. Prob. In the 1940s

About this Item

Blindstamped black hardcover binding. Rabbi Yaakov ben Itzhak (= Itshak = Isaac) Ashkenazi of Janow Lebelski (= Yanov) (Born 1550, died 1628) First published in 1622. Written in Yiddish, for women, who in centuries past generally did not read Hebrew and were not as well-versed in biblical commentary as men, Tse'ena Ure'ena is a summary of the weekly Torah (= Pentateuch = the first five books of the Bible) readings and traditional biblical commentary and folklore relating to it. It also includes: prayers, stories from the Talmud, a paraphrase of the Haftarot, and the five megillot. Vocalized Yiddish text.

Seller Inventory # 004723

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tseena Ureena Tse'ena Ure'ena [Volume 2 Only (of 2)]
• Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Company, Probably published in N.Y. Prob. In the 1940s
• Language: Yiddish
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 3 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Judaica