Request for a Prayer Book for Yom Kippur

Metadata

Request for a Prayer Book for Yom Kippur

Description

Two-page letter from Joseph Benjamin to Reverend Isaac Leeser requesting a prayer book for the Day of Atonement. Benjamin mentions borrowing one from Mr. Levy and needing one separately. The letter also includes a postscript mentioning taking a seat. A second addressee, Hon. Walter Lowrie, is mentioned on the second page, though it's unclear in what capacity.

Subjects

Day of Atonement Prayer books Jewish Religious observance

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF4_13

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Joseph Benjamin

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 17, 1847

Hebrew: ז׳ בְּתִשְׁרֵי תר״ח

Places

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Benjamin, Joseph, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Joseph Benjamin to Isaac Leeser;September 17, 1847.” (September 17, 1847). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff4_13 .