Congregational Matters and Religious Education in Boston: Wurmser to Leeser, May 15, 1848

Metadata

Congregational Matters and Religious Education in Boston: Wurmser to Leeser, May 15, 1848

Description

Letter from B. Wurmser in Boston, MA to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA, written on May 15, 1848. Wurmser describes the recent election of officers at a general meeting, discusses proposed reforms to the congregational cycle, and updates Leeser on his religious school and a Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society. He also requests books and inquires about the progress of Leeser's work on prayer books.

Subjects

Religious congregations Religious education Jewish communal life

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0095

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: B. Wurmser

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 15, 1848

Hebrew: י״ב בְּאִיָיר תר״ח

Places

From: Boston

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Wurmser, B., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from B. Wurmser to Isaac Leeser;May 15, 1848.” (May 15, 1848). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0095 .