Inquiry Regarding Jewish Dietary Law

Metadata

Inquiry Regarding Jewish Dietary Law

Description

Letter from Ned A. Paibard to Isaac Leeser asking whether the Jewish custom of abstaining from eating the hind limbs of animals is based on the uncertainty of which sinew or thigh was touched by the angel in Genesis 32. The letter is written from 1122 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA.

Subjects

Jewish dietary laws Genesis 32 Biblical interpretation

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF10_44

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

People

Sender: Fred A. Packard

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: October 26, 1863

Hebrew: י״ג בְּחֶשְׁוָן תרכ״ד

Places

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Fred A. Packard, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Fred A. Packard to Isaac Leeser;October 26, 1863.” (October 26, 1863). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff10_44 .