Suggestion for an Article on Belief in a Personal Messiah

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Suggestion for an Article on Belief in a Personal Messiah

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A four-page letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser, written in Cleveland, Ohio on August 9, 1858. Peixotto expresses his admiration for Leeser's periodical, particularly the editorials. He then suggests a topic for a future article: the belief in a personal Messiah among Israelites. Peixotto proposes an outline and suggests sources, including passages from the Pentateuch and Prophets, and Rabbinical authorities. He also mentions the recently published Book of Genesis by Dr. M. Kalisch, expressing a wish that the entire 24 books of the Bible would be similarly published. Finally, he mentions intending to write again soon on other religious matters.

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Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF5_23

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

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Gregorian: August 09, 1858

Hebrew: כ״ט בְּאָב תרי״ח

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English

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Benjamin Franklin Peixotto, Isaac Leeser. Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser;August 09, 1858.” (August 09, 1858). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff5_23 .