Inquiry Regarding the Date of a Jewish Fast

Metadata

Inquiry Regarding the Date of a Jewish Fast

Description

Two-page letter from Rebecca Gratz to Reverend Isaac Leeser asking about the date of a fast. The letter is dated Thursday, September 2nd, and mentions that the 20th of Elul falls on the Sabbath that year. A wax seal is noted on the letter.

Subjects

Jewish holidays Fasts Elul

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF7_10

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

People

Sender: Rebecca Gratz

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 02, 1852

Hebrew: י״ח בֶּאֱלוּל תרי״ב

Places

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Rebecca Gratz, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Rebecca Gratz to Isaac Leeser;September 02, 1852.” (September 02, 1852). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff7_10 .