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128:, signed by Euchel, Bresslau, and Samuel and Simon Friedländer. The first volume appeared in 1784, being the earliest successful periodical published in Hebrew. The first three volumes were issued in monthly numbers at Königsberg (the frontispiece to vol. iii being Naphtali Herz Wessely's portrait); vols. iv-vi appeared in quarterly numbers at Königsberg and Berlin; vol. vii (one number only) at 17: 389: 350: 159:
printed general scientific articles, papers on mathematics and natural science, biographies of eminent Hebrew scholars, and articles on the history of the Roman emperors. Responsa on religious questions, e.g., on the speedy burial of the dead, have also been collected in its pages. The attitude of
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or commentary which he added to this translation, he dwelt on the beauty of the Hebrew language, its wealth of imagery, and its adaptability for poetic expression. By his comments on scripture, also, he largely stimulated Hebrew, grammatical, and
172:, according to the views of the collaborator. It was often very aggressive toward the strictly Orthodox view, although Wessely had from the very beginning advised a purely objective point of view. 103:, they issued in the spring of 1783 an appeal to all Jews to assist in establishing a society for the study of Hebrew (Chebrat Doreshe Leshon 'Eber). The periodical 430: 79:
studies. The seeds he thus scattered bore fruit even in his lifetime. While reading and discussing Mendelssohn's scriptural expositions,
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was projected as a rallying-point for all those who were interested in and able to contribute to the work.
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The undertaking met with a cordial reception in many quarters, especially in
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writers who between 1784 and 1811 published their works in the periodical
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In addition to articles on Hebrew prose and poetry,
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Index


Hebrew
Hebrew
Hebrew
Moses Mendelssohn
Pentateuch
exegetic
Isaac Abraham Euchel
Mendel Bresslau
David Friedländer
Königsberg
Simon
Samuel Friedländer
Berlin
Naphtali Herz Wessely
Nachal ha-Besor
Breslau
Dessau
Orthodox
Reform
Judah Löw Ben-Zeeb
Mendel Bresslau
Shalom Cohen
Moses Ensheim
Isaac Abraham Euchel
David Franco Mendes
David Friedländer
David Friedrichsfeld
Joseph Haltern
Marcus Herz

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