Halachic Inquiry from Isaac Moses Slatky to R. Solomon Eger, Baltimore, Maryland, 1845

This two-page letter constitutes a halachic inquiry from Isaac Moses Slatky, reader at the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, to R. Solomon Eger of Posen, Germany. The inquiry references Eger's ruling prohibiting Kohanim from leading congregational blessings on holidays or receiving the first aliyah. The letter also includes a description of the Baltimore community, its synagogue, and its kosher mikva. The verso contains a letter from R. Samuel Fogelsdorf of Posen concerning the halachic inquiry and personal matters. It bears the scrawled signature of Yitzchak Chaim, who claims to have been a former student of Eger. Dated January 1, 1845.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Slatky, Isaac Moses
  • Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (Baltimore, Md.)
  • SLATKY, ISAAC MOSES (1791.1875) / Eger, R. Solomon / Fogelsdorf, R. Samuel

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Arc.MS.56, Box 9, Folder 10