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Review of Isaac Harby's Discourse and the Constitution of the Reformed Society of Israelites: North American Review, Vol. 23, 1826 Review of Isaac Harby's Discourse and the Constitution of the Reformed Society of Israelites: North American Review, Vol. 23, 1826

An article from the North American Review, Vol. 23 (1826), reviewing Isaac Harby's "A Discourse delivered in Charleston, South Carolina on the 21st of Nov. 1825, before the Reformed Society of Israelites, for Promoting True Principles of Judaism according to its Purity and Spirit," and "The Constitution of the Reformed Society of Israelites." The review, written from a Christian perspective, offers insights into the early Reform Jewish movement in Charleston, South Carolina, and Harby's leadership within it. The review notes that Harby received correspondence regarding the Discourse from Thomas Jefferson.

Truth in Religion and Other Sermons Truth in Religion and Other Sermons

This book contains a collection of sermons delivered at the services of the Jewish Religious Union. The sermons were largely influenced by Claude G. Montefiore, whose efforts led to the founding of the Liberal Jewish Union of England in 1902. The book was published in 1927 and includes sermons by Rabbi S. B. Freehof of Pittsburgh, PA.