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Tales and Maxims from the Talmud. By the Rev. S.

Rapaport. (G. Rontledge and Sons. 5s. net.)—This volume contains (1) the essay on the Talmud by Emmanuel Deutsch, an admirable piece of work which at once made the author famous, and may even be said to have changed the general estimate of the Talmud; (2) Mr. Rapaport's own introduction, an instructive paper which the reader will find useful ; and (3) what may be called an anthology of the best things from the Talmud itself.