Double Festivals and the Authority of the Talmud: A Letter to Isaac Leeser

Metadata

Double Festivals and the Authority of the Talmud: A Letter to Isaac Leeser

Description

Letter from B. E. to the editor of the Occident, Isaac Leeser, questioning the practice of celebrating double festivals. The writer challenges the reconciliation of this practice with the condemnation of adding human laws to the divine code, citing specific examples from Jewish prayer and scripture. The letter also addresses opinions regarding the Talmud and a rumor concerning the Burton Street Synagogue's practice of wearing tefillin.

Subjects

Jewish festivals Talmud Observance of Jewish law

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx9FF14_3

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

People

Sender: B. E.

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: March 28, 1844

Hebrew: ח׳ בְּנִיסָן תר״ד

Places

From: London

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

B. E., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from B. E. to Isaac Leeser;March 28, 1844.” (March 28, 1844). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx9ff14_3 .