Resolutions of Thanks and Invitation to Reverend Isaac Leeser

Metadata

Resolutions of Thanks and Invitation to Reverend Isaac Leeser

Description

Letter from Joseph Abraham, secretary of the Holy Congregation of the Children of Israel in Cincinnati, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. The letter conveys resolutions unanimously passed by the vestry thanking Leeser for a sermon delivered on November 22, 1852, and inviting him to address the congregation the following Sabbath. The resolutions also praise Leeser's intellectual and moral qualities. The letter is signed by Joseph Abraham, secretary, and David Ullmann, Parnas (president).

Subjects

Synagogue sermons Congregational resolutions Cincinnati Jewish community

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF9_76

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

People

Sender: Joseph Abraham

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 23, 1852

Hebrew: י״ב בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״ג

Places

From: Cincinnati

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham, Joseph, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Joseph Abraham to Isaac Leeser;November 23, 1852.” (November 23, 1852). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff9_76 .