Letter from Isaac Leeser;October 17, 1861 This letter, written in Hebrew and English, is an acrostic poem praising Rabbi Shlomo Judah Leib Rapoport on his seventieth birthday. The poem is followed by a section expressing the writer's admiration and respect for Rapoport and his contributions to Jewish scholarship. The writer also mentions that American Jews share in the pride of Rapoport's achievements.