Second Annual Examination of the Philadelphia Hebrew Sunday School, March 29, 1840

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This pamphlet contains the program for the Second Annual Examination of the Philadelphia Hebrew Sunday School for Religious Instruction of Israelites, held on March 29, 1840 (24 Veadar 5600). It includes a prayer by Isaac Leeser, minister of Congregation Mikveh Israel, and an address by Moses N. Nathan, minister of the Congregation Shangaray Yahshar in Kingston, Jamaica. The pamphlet also features a memorial detailing the history and purpose of the Sunday school, emphasizing the efforts to provide religious instruction to Jewish children and overcome initial prejudice against the school. A letter exchange between the school's organizers and Mr. Nathan regarding his participation is included, along with a hymn.

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