Gershon Appel, ‘The Concise Code of Jewish Law’, Vol. I

Originally published in the Jewish Chronicle, 16th June 1978. The Concise Code of Jewish Law. Vol. I: A Guide to Prayer and Religious Observance In the Daily Life of the Jew. By Rabbi Gershon Appel. Ktav / Yeshiva University Press, New York. Distributed by Jewish Chronicle Publications, paperback £3.95. A hundred years ago Rabbi Solomon Ganzfried…