Letter from Leib Blumgarten to Isaac Leeser;January 01, 1855 Letter from Leib Blumgarten, Shochet of Congregation Beth El of Buffalo, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Blumgarten writes about a man named Wise, whom he describes as a barber posing as a physician, and Goldstein, who is working with Wise to establish a new religion. He mentions Wise's controversial views on the Halitza commandment and includes a Hebrew poem composed by a friend criticizing Wise and Goldstein. Blumgarten asks Leeser to consider publishing the poem in *The Occident*.