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{{Short description|Historical figure}}
'''Alexander Susskind '''ben Moses of''' Grodno '''was a [[kabbalist]] of the eighteenth century. He died at [[Grodno]] in 1794. He wrote "''Yesod we-Shoresh ha-'Abodah''" (''The Essence and Root of Worship''), [[Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki|Novydvor]],<ref>{{cite book|script-title=he:יסוד ושורש העבודה|trans-title=Yesod we-Shoresh ha-'Abodah|url=http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14449&st=&pgnum=4|language=he|location=Novydvor|publisher=JAK|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> 1782, a work frequently republished. It contains directions for the right use, and comprehension of the ritual, the daily [[Jewish prayers]], and those for the [[Shabbat]] and [[Jewish holidays]]; also divers [[Jewish exegesis|exegetical]] articles on [[Rashi]]'s commentary on the [[Nevi'im]] and [[Ketuvim]], and articles on the [[Holy Land]] and the [[Temple in Jerusalem]]. He also left an [[ethical will]] to his sons, which contains admonitions regarding divine service. This work was published in Grodno<ref>{{cite book|script-title=he:צוואה|trans-title=Will|url=http://hebrewbooks.org/24668|language=he|location=Grodno|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> in 1794.<ref name=jewishencyclopedia>{{Jewish Encyclopedia|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1156-alexander-usskind-ben-moses-of-grodno|title=ALEXANDER SÜSSKIND BEN MOSES OF GRODNO|author=|accessdate=May 14, 2015}}<br />'''Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography:'''
* Friedenstein, ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Ir Gibborim'', [http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=36874&st=&pgnum=59&hilite= pp. 62], 63;
*[[Samuel Joseph Fuenn|Fuenn]], ''Keneset Yisrael'', i. [http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=44836&st=&pgnum=313&hilite= 313].</ref>
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