Excerpt from The Main Principles of the Creed and Ethics of Jews: Exhibited in Selections From the Yad Hachazakah of Maimonides, With a Literal English Translation, Copious Illustrations From the Talmud, &C., Explanatory Notes, an Alphabetical Glossary of Such Particles and Technical Terms as Occur in the Selections, An The translator moreover trusts that English critics will be too generous to think of putting to the test of severe criticism the English of a foreigner, who came to this country but a very few years ago, at a period of life not the most favorable for acquiring a new language, and destitute even of the slight est acquaintance with the English tongue. Any remarks which they may condescend to make, tending either to set him right respecting any particular passages in which he may not have hit upon the precise meaning of his Author, or to point out to him any additional means by which these Selections may be made to answer more completely the purpose for which they are intended, will be received with sincere thanks, acknowledged in the most unequivocal manner, and, if found just, duly noticed in any future edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.