Correspondence, sermons, translation, McGill exams, addresses. Published articles on religious matters. The Sanatory Institutions of the Hebrews, Part I, 1861, part of which appeared in Canadian Medical Journal, vol. 1 #12, Montreal, 1852.
Correspondence, sermons, translation, McGill exams, addresses. Published articles on religious matters. The Sanatory Institutions of the Hebrews, Part I, 1861, part of which appeared in Canadian Medical Journal, vol. 1 #12, Montreal, 1852.
Date
1846-1882.
Fonds No.
P0048
History / Biographical
Born in 1825, Alexander Abraham de Sola was the rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation Montreal from 1847 until his death; appointed lecturer in Hebrew and Rabbinical Literature at McGill University in 1848 and raised to professor of Hebrew and Oriental Languages five years later; first Jew to be awarded the honourary degrees LL.D. from McGill University in 1858; author of numerous articles on Jewish history, religion, natural history, science. He died in 1882.
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: MC 13.Related groups of records: Books in Archives Library, Shearith Israel records.
Prayer and Blessing for the Ceremony of Religious Majority [Bar Mitzvah] - booklet by Rev. Benjamin Artom, Chief Rabbi of Spanish & Portuguese Congregation, London, England (Hebrew date 5627)
Sermon on the Excellence of the Holy Law and the Necessity and Importance of Religious Instruction, delivered at Spanish & Portuguese Congregation, London, England, on Sabbath of 12th Nisan 5591 (March 26, 1831) by Rev. D.A. de Sola - booklet
Text of prayer by Rev. Dr. Abraham de Sola at opening of session of U.S. House of Representatives, January 9, 1872 (Congressional Globe extract); press clippings
Manuscripts: 1) The Redemption of Israel from the Hand of Haman: A Sermon (Hebrew date Shabbat Zachor 5609); 2) Israel's Redemption: A Sermon for Passover (Hebrew date 5620)
The Righteous Man: A Sermon commemorating the bestowal of public honors on Sir Moses Montefiore by the City of London: Preached in Montreal Sabbath, Noah, 5625... by Rev. De Sola - booklet
The sermon includes an excerpt from a Christian writer suggesting that the practice of Ancient Jewish Law (ablutions, personal cleanliness) spared Jewish lives during the outbreak. The date is likely to be Thursday, January 3rd, 1850.