The transliterations of Hebrew words and names are based on the spellings found in the on-line library catalogues of Brandeis University, Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and the Library of Congress.
For a description of Prenumerantn, see the section entitled "Hebrew Subscription Lists" in From Generation to Generation by Arthur Kurzweil, pages 132-3. Revised Edition published by Harper Collins, 1994. Also of interest is JewishGen's A Beginner's Guide to Kagan's Sefer HaPrenumerantn.
Title | Author | Publication | Number of Subscribers |
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Ahavat Shalom Tinyana | Menahem Mendel ben Ya'acov Kopel (Menahem Mendel mi-Kosov[1]) c. 1768 - 1825 |
Siget 1915/16 |
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Founder of the Vizhnitzer Hasidic dynasty. For a biography and selections of his writings see The Great Chassidic Masters, published by Jason Aronson, Inc.; Northvale, NJ; pages 111-114. Ahavat Shalom Tinyana: Hasidic Torah commentary and sermons. |
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Divre Moshe (Moshe's Speeches) |
Moshe bar Dan Shoham (Moses Shoam of Dolina) 18th c. - ca. 1820 |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1895/96 |
10 |
See article on Moses Shoam in Tzvi Rabinowicz's Encyclopedia of Hasidism, published by Jason Aronson, Inc.; Northvale, NJ. Divre Moshe: Kabbalistic / Hasidic Commentary on Tanach[2]. First published Polonnoye in 1801. |
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Har Tsiyon (Mount Zion) |
Abraham Menahem Mendel Mohr 1815 - 1868 |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1858 |
1 |
Hebrew scholar, maskil[3]. Wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish. See Encyclopedia Judaica article. Har Tsiyon: Hebrew-German/German-Hebrew Dictionary. |
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Kanfe Yonah (Wings of a Dove) |
Menahem Azariah miFano (Menahem Azariah da Fano) 1548 - 1620 |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1884 |
10 |
Italian Talmudist, halachist[4], and kabbalist. See Encyclopedia Judaica article under "Fano". Kanfe Yonah: Kabbalistic work on kavannot (intentions) for prayer. |
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Kos haYeshu`ot (Cup of Salvation) |
Schotten, Samuel d. 1709 |
Podgorze 1903/04 |
1 |
Rosh yeshiva in Frankfurt, Germany. Kos haYeshu`ot: Commentary on the Talmud. |
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Likute Torah veha-Shas | Yitzhak Aizik mi-Ziditshov (Isaac Aizik of Komarno) 1804 - 1872 |
Munkacs 1885/86 |
1 |
Nephew of R' Tzvi Hirch Eichenstein, founder of Zhidachov hasidic dynasty. His writings form a bridge between Hasidism & Kabbala. See Encyclopedia Judaica article under "Zhidachov, hasidic dynasty". Likute Torah veha-Shas: Commentary on Tanach.
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Ma`Amar Mordechai (Essay of Mordechai) |
Mordechai Letner of Drohobitch | Lemberg (Lviv) 1877 |
2 |
Ma`Amar Mordechai: Sermons on Torah, tefillin, and the fasts and festivals. |
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Menorah ha-tehorah (The Pure Menorah) |
Uzziel ben Zevi Hirsch Meisels of Neustadt 1743 - 28 Kislev 1786 |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1884 |
1 |
Polish Hasidic Rabbi. See Encyclopedia Judaica and Encyclopedia of Hasidism articles. Follower of R' Nahman of Kosov, R' Hayyim Heikel of Amdur, & R' Menahem Mendel of Przemyshlan. Menorah ha-tehorah: Commentary on the laws of the Sabbath. |
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Nezir HaShem | Samuel Shmelke Horowitz of Nikolsberg 1726 - 1 Iyar 1778 |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1869 |
13 |
Disciple of Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezrich. See Encyclopedia Judaica and Encyclopedia of Hasidism articles. Nezir HaShem: Commentary on Talmud and Shulchan Arukh. |
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Ofan ha-Galgalim: al mahalakh ha-kokhavim (Cyclical Type: the nature of the stars) |
Jacob Koppel Zevi Dickman ( Ya`akov Kopil Dikman ) |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1888/89 |
10 |
Ofan ha-Galgalim: Religious aspects of astronomy. | |||
Revid haZahav (The Golden Necklace) |
Israel Dov Ber Gilernter | Lemberg (Lviv) 1869/70 |
11 |
Commentary on Tanach.
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Ta`ame ha-mitsvot (The Taste of the Commandments) |
Menahem ben Benjamin Recanati ca. 1275 - 1325 |
Przemysl 1888 |
1 |
Italian kabbalist and Torah commentator. See Encyclopedia Judaica article. Ta`ame ha-mitsvot: Kabbalistic reasons for the commandments and interpretations of prayer. |
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Torat ha-Ram | Aleksander Yehuda Sender Leyb ben Naftali Margaliyot d. 1802 |
Lemberg (Lviv) 1897/98 |
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Homiletical commentary on Tanach. |