Sefer ha-'Ikkarim

Out of Print work. This series of Five volumes presents the Hebrew text with English translation facing. A valuable set of books for anyone seeking to find some of the deeper nuances of Jewish tradition and Torah history. For example: in volume three the origin of the modern Block Letter or "Assyrian Letter" use is documented - "But when they returned from Babylon, they desired to commemorate the second deliverance, which they did in two ways. The first was that they discontinued the Hebrew Script and adapted the Assyrian in memory of the redemption from the Assyrian Exile. Vol. III Chapter 16, page 143. (in translation)
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