Isaac Leeser's Permission for Rev. Jacques Judah Lyons to Lead Prayers

Metadata

Isaac Leeser's Permission for Rev. Jacques Judah Lyons to Lead Prayers

Description

Letter from Isaac Leeser to Lewis Allen, written in Philadelphia on August 23, 1837 (22 Ab 5597). Leeser grants permission to Rev. Jacques Judah Lyons, Hazan of a congregation in Paramaribo, to read the Sabbath prayers. Leeser explains that this is a courtesy, not an assertion of congregational power to compel the Hazan to admit others. A second, shorter note, possibly enclosed with the first, expresses Allen's displeasure at receiving Leeser's explanation.

Subjects

Religious services Jewish congregations Paramaribo

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF4_3

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

People

Sender: Isaac Leeser

Recipient: Lewis Allen

Dates

Gregorian: August 23, 1837

Hebrew: כ״ב בְּאָב תקצ״ז

Places

From: Philadelphia

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser, Lewis Allen. “Letter from Isaac Leeser to Lewis Allen;August 23, 1837.” (August 23, 1837). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff4_3 .