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Highly regarded book on letter writing, particularly for the young, by R. Joseph ben David Tebele (Bloch) Rakower. The title page begins see this new thing that was not before Written by R. Joseph Rakower from the neighborhood of Cracow and then notes other works by him. It informs that he wrote this small work for the public good, for that multitude who are not well versed in the holy language and for young men to introduce them to a clear language of Bible and Talmud. In it they will find the beginnings of writing verse in the order of the parshiot from Bereshit through Zot ha-Berachah. There are also alphabetic verses. Lashon Naki purports to be a thorough manual for instructing the reader in writing letters and written communication. The text is printed in a cursive Ashkenaz script.

R. Joseph ben David Tebele , Polish rabbi and Hebraist; died in Eibenschütz, Moravia, Nov., 1707. He was rabbi of Eibenschütz, whither he had removed from Cracow. He is chiefly known as the author of "Leshon Naḳi," one of the best Hebrew "letter-writers" of the earlier period. It first appeared in Frankfort-on-the-Oder, in 1689, and was several times reprinted, entire and in part. Rakower wrote also a work entitled "Merkebet ha-Mishnah," which remained in manuscript, and at the end of which is described a conflagration which took place in Plock.

 

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Bibliography of the Hebrew Book 1470-1960 #000112747; BE lamed 851; JE