The Pentateuch and Haftorahs
London · 1936
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Joseph Hertz
Joseph Hertz
1872 CE–1946 CE · Modern · Rebrín (Zemplén)
Rabbi Joseph Herman Hertz (1872–1946) was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth from 1913 until his death — through both World Wars. Born in Rebrín (Slovakia) and educated at City College of New York and the Jewish Theological Seminary (in its pre-Conservative phase under Sabato Morais), he served congregations in Syracuse and Johannesburg before being elected Chief Rabbi.
His *Pentateuch and Haftorahs* — the 'Hertz Chumash' (1936) — became the most widely-used English-language Torah edition in the Anglo-Jewish world for over half a century, distinctive for its engagement with Wissenschaft scholarship combined with a robust traditionalist defense of the divine authorship of the Torah. Hertz also authored a major commentary on the Authorised Daily Prayer Book.
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Stop 1 of 51872–1884Born
Rebrín (Zemplén)רבריןSlovakia
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Born in Rebrín, in the Zemplén region (now Slovakia).
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Authorised Daily Prayer Book (Hertz Siddur)סדור הרץ
London · 1946
Annotated English-Hebrew siddur with extensive theological-historical commentary.
Full text not yet available in our corpus.
Pentateuch and Haftorahs (Hertz Chumash)תורה והפטרות עם פירוש הרץ
London · 1936
1936 English-Hebrew Torah edition with running commentary that became the dominant Anglo-Orthodox study Bible for the 20th century.
Full text not yet available in our corpus.