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Waller Stein, Abraham ben Asher

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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German scholar and rabbi of the eighteenth century; officiated in Schnaittach, Bavaria. He was the author of the following works: "Ma'amar Abraham" (Fürth, 1757), Hebrew sermons on the weekly lessons of the entire Pentateuch; "Zera' Abraham" (ib. 1761), an ethical work in eighteen chapters, written according to Biblical as well as rabbinical principles; and "Maḥazeh Abraham" (ib. 1761), an index to the four ritual codices, arranged alphabetically. The last-named work was published in connection with the "Zera' Abraham."

Bibliography:
  • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 711;
  • Benjacob, Oẓar ha-Sefarim, p. 279.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Waller Stein, Abraham ben Asher'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​w/waller-stein-abraham-ben-asher.html. 1901.
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