Seeking Guidance on Jewish Beliefs: A Letter from Perry Moses to Isaac Leeser

Metadata

Seeking Guidance on Jewish Beliefs: A Letter from Perry Moses to Isaac Leeser

Description

Letter from Perry Moses of Sumter, South Carolina, to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 13, 1858. Moses seeks Leeser's assistance in answering his son's questions about Jewish religious beliefs, including the fundamental grounds of Jewish belief, the concept of a savior, salvation and damnation, and the divinity of the Bible. Moses also requests recommendations for books that strongly support Jewish faith, aiming to instruct his son and other children. He proposes a future meeting in Philadelphia.

Subjects

Jewish religious beliefs Instruction of children in Judaism Questions on Jewish theology

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF5_17

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

People

Sender: Perry Moses

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 13, 1858

Hebrew: כ״ט בְּאִיָיר תרי״ח

Places

From: Sumter

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Moses, Perry, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Perry Moses to Isaac Leeser;May 13, 1858.” (May 13, 1858). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff5_17.