Petitioning for Sabbath Law Reform in Pennsylvania

Metadata

Petitioning for Sabbath Law Reform in Pennsylvania

Description

Letter from N. Gallinger to Isaac Leeser regarding the Sabbath laws. Gallinger suggests that the Israelites of Pennsylvania petition the state legislature to pass a law similar to those in Virginia and Ohio, granting Jews the right to conduct business on Sundays. He mentions the hardships faced by those observing the Sabbath due to business limitations and believes that such a law would promote religious observance and attachment.

Subjects

Sabbath Laws Jewish Religious observance Pennsylvania

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0188

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: N. Gallinger

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: January 18, 1850

Hebrew: ה׳ בִּשְׁבָט תר״י

Places

From: Pittsburgh

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Gallinger, N., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from N. Gallinger to Isaac Leeser;January 18, 1850.” (January 18, 1850). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0188 .