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Letter from B. E. to the editor of the Occident, Isaac Leeser, questioning the practice of celebrating double festivals. The writer challenges the reconciliation of this practice with the condemnation of adding human laws to the divine code, citing specific examples from Jewish prayer and scripture. The letter also addresses opinions regarding the Talmud and a rumor concerning the Burton Street Synagogue's practice of wearing tefillin.

Letter from S. Solis to Isaac Leeser, written in Philadelphia on September 4, 1850. Solis informs Leeser that the congregation's recent meeting did not result in the appointment of a Hazan, and that Mr. Hart intends to call a special meeting on the subject. Solis details the vote on a by-law (rejected 20 to 8), listing those who voted in favor. The letter also mentions Solis' appointment as Hatan Torah.