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There is an english translation of Sefer Chasidim by Avraham Yaakov Finkel.
It is completely out of print. The publisher was bought over and the new one does not own the rights. I want to buy it but the only copies are by unscrupulous sellers demanding $200-400 for a book that came out at 50.
I have spent over a year searching every known store Jewish and not. Would anyone know where I can find this, or be wiling to sell one to me at a reasonable retail price?
out of curiosity, what do you consider a reasonable price for what sounds like an unavailble one of a kind item?
have you tried pomerantz book store they usually carry the old books from aronson
If you just want to read it, perhaps you could get it through your college or public library, through inter-library loan? I checked one old English translation of that sefer (not sure if it’s the same translation you’re seeking) out from a library a few years ago.
It’s not on their website.
Call the holder of the rights for permission to copy.
Rabbi Finkel who translated many books (some as fundraisers for Yeshiva Beth Moshe, Scranton, PA) lives in Boro Park.
We have a book that lists phone numbers by address – and he is listed there as Jack Finkel.
I don’t know if Yeshiva World allows posting phone numbers, but do a search at whitepages dot com for Jack Finkel in Brooklyn, New York. He lives on forty seventh street, and is listed. The listing may alternatively be Jack A Finkel
Hatzlacha
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Rabbi Finkel is kein eiyen hora not a young fellow. I wouldn’t bet on him having email.
You are correct, I can’t either find any email contact info for Yeshiva Beth Moshe in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It’s also called the Milton Eisner Yeshiva.
I guess you have to invest in a telephone call to Rabbi Finkel himself.
All the best.
He’s a very obvious Talmid Chochom, based on his translations alone, so I can’t imagine calling him Mister. Rabbi Finkel worked on a Tanna D’vei Eliyahu published by the Yeshiva as recently as 2013, so maybe he does in fact have email. Regardless, it isn’t published anywhere.
I’m wondering, why is it necessary for you to use email, instead of investing in a short telephone call? You can call Rabbi Finkel and ask if/how you can contact him via email, since that is easier for you. The call would only last less than a minute or two! Worst case scenario, he will tell you that he can’t be contacted via the web!
Independent rebbeim/staff at Yeshiva Beth Moshe have personal/private email formatted like this: “… @ybm.edu“.
I can not find any public resource that lists a contact email address for the yeshiva office, or administrator. If you are determined to avoid freely published telephone contact numbers, there is some information that can be helpful if you use google. There’s a Scranton Jewish community site to promote information and interest in the kehilla: Jewishscranton dot org.
Under the “community” link there is an education link. That page has a description of the 4 schools there. The Bnos Yisroel high school has a contact email address listed. The address is using Yeshiva Beth Moshe’s email domain. So apparently, Bnos Yisroel has or had some technical connection to the Yeshiva. I imagine they would have any online public contact information for the yeshiva – if it exists.
Perhaps you can send a quick email to Bnos Yisroel, asking for the email address that Yeshiva uses. Or request that they forward your email to the Yeshiva for you. Many yeshivos and Bais Yaakov type schools in consolidated Jewish Communities do not have a need to maintain a presence on the web. A listed address and telephone number serve their needs.
I still think it’s simpler to call Rabbi Finkel.
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