Subject: Order of service (Liturgy)

This book contains the order of service for the dedication of the new Shearith Israel Synagogue on West 19th Street, near Fifth Avenue, in New York City, on September 12, 1860. The service, which commemorated the 206th anniversary of the arrival of the first Jews in New Amsterdam, included seven circuits of the Torah with accompanying Psalms, a discourse by Rev. A. Fischell, and a consecration prayer by Rev. J. J. Lyons. The Hebrew and English texts are presented on facing pages. The book was printed by John M. Jackson in New York. This copy is from the library of Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool.

Broadside detailing the order of service for afternoon prayers at Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City on Sunday, Heshvan 25, 5613 (November 7, 1853). The service commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Chevrah Chessed Ve'Emeth (Congregation's Burial Society) and includes a 'Hashkavah' (memorial service) for the late Reverend Gershom M. Seixas. Primarily in Hebrew with an English title. Printed by H. Frank in New York.

This 16-page octavo pamphlet contains the order of service for the consecration of the Synagogue of the United Congregation of Israelites in Kingston, Jamaica, on July 19, 1888 (19 Tammuz 5648). The service was conducted by Reverend Solomon Jacobs, the congregation's minister. The text is presented bilingually in Hebrew and English on facing pages. The pamphlet commemorates the completion of a new synagogue building, replacing one that had previously burned down. The United Congregation of Israelites resulted from a merger of Kingston's Sephardic and Ashkenazic congregations.