Secher Chaim title page, Portland, 1913
Contributed by Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
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Rabbi Chaim Nasan Shohet, a distinguished Talmudic scholar, was the rabbi at Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland until 1916.
The Secher Chaim is a "responsa" in which a rabbi puts forward religious questions, then writes answers based on a wide range of sources of Jewish texts.
The cover is in Yiddish. The English portion reads: "Secher Chaim, By Rabbi H.N. Shohet, Portland, Maine, Published by the Author, Second Edition, 1913."
Other Information
- Title: Secher Chaim title page, Portland, 1913
- Creator: Shohet, Chaim Nasan
- Creation Date: 1913
- Subject Date: 1913
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
76 Noyes St., Portland, ME 04103
(207) 773-0693
www.shaareytphiloh.org
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LC Subject Headings
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Jews--Maine--Portland
Orthodox Judaism
Judaism--Maine
Religious books
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Religious education--Maine--Portland
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