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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 Bernard Illowy to Isaac Leeser, written in New Orleans on January 19, 1865. Illowy discusses the increase in the number of converts to Judaism in the United States, arguing that many of these conversions are motivated by marriage rather than genuine religious conviction. He cites various Talmudic passages to support his view that the rabbis were generally wary of proselytization. The letter is six pages long and includes extensive quotations in Hebrew.

Letter written by Dr. Dessar from Cincinnati, Ohio to an unknown recipient in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 29, 1855. The letter is in German and Hebrew, and proposes a trade of the writer's rabbinical dictionary for one of the recipient's books. A postscript mentions the recipient's contributions to Judaism in America.

Letter from Jacob Rosenfeld to Isaac Leeser discussing, among other things, the publication of "Talmudical Tales", the decline of orthodoxy in Charleston, and the conferring of doctorates. Rosenfeld mentions the resignation of Pozenanski and Eckman's claim to strict orthodoxy, as well as the poor practices of the Charleston shochet. He also comments on Dr. Wise's actions and the bestowing of honorary titles within the congregations. The letter includes four pages.

Letter from M. R. Miller to Isaac Leeser from Senecaville, Ohio, discussing the continuation of *The Occident*, a change of mailing address, and Miller's plans to contribute articles, including one already written for the *Danvill Review* on translation of the Talmud.