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Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 – February 1, 1868) was an American, Ashkenazi Jewish lay minister of religion, author, translator, editor, and publisher; pioneer of the Jewish pulpit in the United States, and founder of the Jewish press of America.1He produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, as well as editions of the liturgy.2He is considered one of the most important American Jewish personalities of the nineteenth century America.3The Leeser translation began with the Torah in 1845, and was completed in 1853. The Jewish School and Family Bible , an Anglo-Jewish translation by A. Benisch, was partially simultaneous with that of Leeser but generally followed his progress: Its first volume (Torah) was published in 1851, and the final volume (Hagiographa) in 1861. Full scans of all the original printings of both translations can be found here .4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Isaac Leeser Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 - February 1, 1868) was an American Jewish minister of religion, author, translator, editor, and publisher; pioneer of the Jewish pulpit in the United States, and founder of the Jewish press of America. He produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English to be published in the United States. He is considered one of the most important American Jewish personalities of the nineteenth century America.
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Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 – February 1, 1868) was an American, Ashkenazi Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher.He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, and helped organize various social and educational organizations.He is considered one of the most important nineteenth century American Jewish personalities.He was "fiercely opposed" to Reform Judaism and was regarded as one of the most important "orthodox" rabbis of his era.Leeser is regarded as a forerunner by both Modern Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American rabbi and journalist Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 – February 1, 1868) was an American Orthodox Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher. He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, and helped organize various social and educational organizations. He is considered one of the most important nineteenth century American Jewish personalities. He was "fiercely opposed" to Reform Judaism and was regarded as one of the most important "orthodox" rabbis of his era. Leeser is regarded as a forerunner by both Modern Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism .
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