Letter from Isidor Kalisch to Isaac Leeser Regarding Synagogue Reforms and a Divorce Case, November 28, 1851

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Letter from Isidor Kalisch to Isaac Leeser Regarding Synagogue Reforms and a Divorce Case, November 28, 1851

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Letter from Isidor Kalisch to Isaac Leeser discussing the reforms in a new Albany synagogue, including the introduction of an organ, changes in prayer services, and the reading of the Torah. Kalisch also recounts a divorce affair in Cleveland's Anshe Chesed congregation and criticizes the Asmonean editor's logic regarding the qualifications of a rabbi to issue a get. He mentions sending a manuscript to Leeser for translation and publication.

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Type: Letter

Identifier: KARP_46

Collection: The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana

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Gregorian: November 28, 1851

Hebrew: ד׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״ב

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English

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Isidor Kalisch, Isaac Leeser. Letter from 1816-1886 Isidor Kalisch to Isaac Leeser;November 28, 1851.” (November 28, 1851). The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/karp_46 .