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Asher, Anshel ben Isaac
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Preacher at Prenzlau, Prussia, and teacher in the school founded there by his father. In 1701 he published at Dessau a collection of discourses under the title of "Shemenah LaḦmo"—with reference to his name "Asher" (
; see Genesis 49:20)—consisting of two parts: the first containing some homilies on the Sabbath and the holy days, including Ḥanukkah and Purim; and the second on the seven solemn occasions of man's life; viz., circumcision, redemption of the first-born, "bar miẓwah" (religious majority), marriage, ordination, burial, and resurrection.
Bibliography:- Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, No. 545;
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. s., p. 748.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Asher, Anshel ben Isaac'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/asher-anshel-ben-isaac.html. 1901.