Manuscript, notebook of sermons, comprising verses, midrashim and ideas from various sources, arranged according to topics. [Szeged, Hungary, 19th century].
This thick volume serves as a reference book and tool for the preacher, and it contains verses, sayings and midrashim from the sages, the Zohar and various sources, as well as abstracts of sermons, arranged according to topics (not in alphabetical order, though there is an alphabetical index of topics with page numbers inside the front cover). The manuscript was presumably handwritten by Rabbi Dr. Leopold Löw, who recorded the sources and material which he used for his sermons.
The manuscript mentions many dates, between 1835-1863, and documents sermons delivered on various occasions. It comprises passages in German and Hungarian, as well as explanation of words from the Mishnah in Greek. Additional leaves were found inside the notebook, with more sermons and sources. A printed leaflet (German) with poems on the principles of the Jewish faith, the Jewish festivals and more, signed (in print, on the last page) by Leopold Löw, is attached to inside back board.
Rabbi Dr. Judah Leib (Leopold) Löw (1811-1875), historian and Neolog rabbi. He studied in his youth in several yeshivot, and later under Löw Schwab in Prossnitz, center of Haskalah in Moravia. He served as rabbi of the Szeged community, which in those times was entirely Neolog. At the end of his life he leaned towards Reform, and was considered the father of Hungarian Reform.
[172] leaves (and several enclosed leaves). 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Tears and open tears, affecting text. Original binding, damaged.

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