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Letter from Isidor Kalisch to Isaac Leeser discussing the reforms in a new Albany synagogue, including the introduction of an organ, changes in prayer services, and the reading of the Torah. Kalisch also recounts a divorce affair in Cleveland's Anshe Chesed congregation and criticizes the Asmonean editor's logic regarding the qualifications of a rabbi to issue a get. He mentions sending a manuscript to Leeser for translation and publication.

Letter from M. Solomons to Isaac Leeser discussing the publication of an article in *The Occident*, and commenting on events at a synagogue, including a reprimand of some young men and a trustee election. The writer expresses a desire to "right" himself before the readers of *The Occident* regarding a "grave and momentous question" concerning Rabbinical authority.