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
Description
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.
Subjects
Other Details
Type: Letter
Identifier: KARP_46
Collection: The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana
People
Sender: Isidor Kalisch
Recipient: Isaac Leeser
Dates
Gregorian: November 28, 1851
Hebrew: ד׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״ב
Places
From: Cleveland
To: Philadelphia
Language
English
Citation
Please cite this item as:
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 .