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Avodat Yisrael: The Order of Prayer for the Israelite Divine Service
This is the first edition of *Avodat Yisrael*, a prayer book in Hebrew and English, published in Baltimore in 1865. Printed by W. Polmyer, this 8vo volume contains 618 + 27 + [6] pages and features a period full tooled leather binding. Edited by Benjamin Szold, it became a standard prayer book for the American Reform movement, notably omitting references to Temple sacrifices and other elements considered objectionable by Reform Judaism. OCLC lists only three copies worldwide.
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- Szold, Benjamin
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- Siddurim
- Prayers and devotions
- Reform Judaism
- Hebrew language
- Prayer books
- American literature
- 19th century
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