Letter to Isaac Leeser from B. de Casseres Regarding Reform Judaism, November 26, 1866

Metadata

Letter to Isaac Leeser from B. de Casseres Regarding Reform Judaism, November 26, 1866

Description

Letter from B. De Casseres in Curaçao to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated November 26, 1866. De Casseres writes that he is sending a list of subscribers for Leeser's project, and he apologizes for not being able to obtain more. He discusses the Reform movement in Curaçao and its differences from other congregations, noting practices such as omitting the shofar on Rosh Hashanah and shortening the fast on Yom Kippur. He asks Leeser if the practices are similar in the Emanu-El Temple in New York. The letter includes descriptions of the Reform movement in Curacao and mentions specific individuals and dates. The letter is three pages long and has a wax seal.

Subjects

Reform Judaism Cura\'e7ao Emanuel Temple, New York

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF1_51

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

People

Sender: B. De Casseres

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 26, 1866

Hebrew: י״ח בְּכִסְלֵו תרכ״ז

Places

From: Curaçao

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

De Casseres, B., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from B. De Casseres to Isaac Leeser;November 26, 1866.” (November 26, 1866). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff1_51 .