This work is in the Public Domain in the United States due to its publication before January 1st 1924.
“📖 סדור לשבת (אשכנז) | Sabbath Prayer Book, arranged for Conservative Congregations by Rabbi Barnett A. Elzas (1919)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal license.
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Barnett Abraham Elzas
Rabbi Barnett Abraham Elzas (1867-1936) was born at Eydtkuhnen, Germany, educated at Jews' College (1880-90), University College, London ("Hollier Scholar," 1886), and at London University (B.A., 1885). Elzas moved to Toronto, Canada (1890), where he entered the university and graduated (1893). He entered the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (1896), and graduated in medicine and pharmacy (1900-01). His first served as rabbi at the Holy Blossom synagogue, Toronto, Canada (1890); thence he went to Sacramento, Cal. (1893). In 1894 he accepted the call of the Beth Elohim congregation of Charleston, South Carolina.
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