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Hebrew-English American Yom Kippur Mahzor (1890):  A Rare Prayer BookHebrew-English American Yom Kippur Mahzor (1890): A Rare Prayer Book

This is a Hebrew-English American Yom Kippur Mahzor published around 1890 by Sarasohn & Son, located at 185 East Broadway. The book is noted for its modification of the prayer for government officials to reflect an American context. The Rosh Hashanah volume is considered extremely rare, with few known copies in existence.

High Holly Days Ticket, Congregation Shari Eli, 1977High Holly Days Ticket, Congregation Shari Eli, 1977

Ticket to High Holiday services at Congregation Shari Eli in 1977. The ticket misspells "High Holidays" as "High Holly Days." The ticket is from the congregation's location at Eighth and Porter Streets. Congregation Shari Eli, founded in 1916, is described as a struggling Young People's Congregation located at 728 W. Moyamensing Ave. in South Philadelphia. It originated as the orthodox congregation Shari Torah. In 1948, a group of younger members from the former orthodox synagogue Shari Eli at Eighth and Porter Streets bought the building and established South Philadelphia's first conservative synagogue. The English translation of Shari Eli is "Gate of God."

Ordnung der Gebete beim Gottesdienst der Gemeinde Shaare Rachmim für [Jom Kippur] und [Rosch Haschana]Ordnung der Gebete beim Gottesdienst der Gemeinde Shaare Rachmim für [Jom Kippur] und [Rosch Haschana]

A first edition book published in New York in 1873 by the Druckerei des jüdischen Waisenhauses. The book contains prayers for Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana in German and Hebrew. It features manuscript Hebrew addenda on the final two pages. The original rust-colored wrappers are still present. The book measures 8vo and contains 14 pages. According to the donor, this may be a unique surviving copy, as it could not be located in various databases such as Singerman, Goldman, OCLC, and EJ.