Joseph Halevi on the Dispute Between Isaac Leeser and Rabbi Solomon Jacobs

Metadata

Joseph Halevi on the Dispute Between Isaac Leeser and Rabbi Solomon Jacobs

Description

This letter, written in Hebrew, discusses a dispute between the editor of the Occident, Isaac Leeser, and Rabbi Solomon Jacobs. The author, Joseph Halevi, expresses concern over the conflict and laments the lack of unity among scholars. He quotes extensively from Talmudic and rabbinic sources to support his views and emphasizes the importance of humility and avoiding contentiousness. The letter also includes a learned exposition on the virtue of humility.

Subjects

Isaac Leeser Occident (newspaper) Rabbinic literature

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx9FF17_5

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

People

Sender: Joseph L. Halevi

Recipient: —

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

From: Cleveland

To: Philadelphia

Language

Yiddish

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Joseph L. Halevi. “Letter from Joseph L. Halevi to.” (). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx9ff17_5 .