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Neun Derusch Vortraege (Divrei Elohim Chai) von Hirsch B. Fassel 1867, in German and some Hebrew - Neun Derusch Vortraege (Divrei Elohim Chai) von Hirsch B. Fassel, 1867, in German and some Hebrew. Rabbinic sermons (Derusch / דרשות) Gross-Kanizsa, Philipp Fischel, 1867., 120 pp., size: 21 x 13.5 cm. Condition: cover is missing; foxing stains to all pages Weight: 100 gr. The book contains nine public sermons delivered by the author as Chief Rabbi of Gross-Kaniza. Topics include Talmudic principles (Migo, Sfeka Dedina, Ruba, Chazaka), the Jewish calendar, holidays (Sukkot, Tisha B'Av, Shabbat Nachamu), and halachic and ethical issues. Hirsch Baer Fassel (21 August 1802 – 27 December 1883; also known as Hirsch Baer Fassel or Hirsch B. Fassel) was an influential rabbi and philosopher. He was born in Boskovice. His book Mozene Zedek, a manual for rabbis on Talmudic decisions on practical matters, urged other rabbis to be lenient in making rulings against individuals in non-criminal matters. Fassel believed that reforms in Judaism were legitimate, so long as they were brought about by rabbis. He preached in German and allowed the consumption of kitniyot during Passover.[1] He served as the rabbi of Prostějov until 1851 and then in Nagykanizsa until his death in 1883.[2] Hirsch was a prolific writer who often had his sermons published in the Jewish press, and who was a frequent contributor to Austrian Jewish newspapers. In addition to Mozene Zedek, he wrote and published at least a dozen other books.