Original orange paper wrappers. 8vo. 86 pages; 22 cm. In Yiddish with German title page. Title roughly translates to “Words for the House of Jacob. ” Text of each page outlined in a green box. Seligmann Baer Bamberger “was a Talmudist and a leader of Orthodox Judaism in Germany. Between 1840 and his death he served as rabbi of Wurzburg, and is therefore often referred to by his position as the Wurzburger Rav…. A work first published in 1858 titled Amirah le-Beth Ya’akov (Words to the House of Jacob, a reference to Exodus 19: 2 and Rashi’s commentary there) deals with the three areas of practical Jewish law pertaining specifically to women: niddah (separation during menstruation) , challah (a tithe from dough) and the lighting of candles on the night of the Shabbat” (Wikipedia 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Jewish women-religious life, Judaism-customs and practices, Mikveh. OCLC lists 5 holdings worldwide of this edition (JTS, Stanford, HUC, Univ of Groningen, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen) . Significant edgewear to cover wrappers. Missing back cover. Moderate staining. Slight toning. Good condition. (YID-25-7)