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SERMON IN HONOUR OF SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE’S RETURN FROM A MISSION TO THE EAST. Long sermon printed on a large sheet, in honour of Sir Moses Montefiore, on his return from a special mission to the East. The author criticizes the contemporary state of the British rabbinate and Anglo Jewish life, and proposes the establishment of a Rabbinical Seminary to be named in Montefiore’s honour, to provide rabbinical leaders for the local community. England. Erev Shabos Kodesh Rosh Chodesh Teves 5601 [25th December 1840]. Unrecorded. Not in British Library or JNUL. 21 x 34 cm. Good condition.