Order of Services at the Consecration of Synagogue Rodef Shalom of Philadelphia, September 8, 1847

Pamphlet containing the Order of Services for the consecration of Synagogue Rodef Shalom in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Elul 27th, 5007 (September 8th, 1847). Printed by C. Sherman in Philadelphia. The pamphlet, comprising twenty-three pages in its original pink wrapper, documents the consecration of an existing building purchased and converted by the Congregation. This specific copy is noted as the only known copy by Singerman. The Congregation Rodeph Shalom, founded in 1795, is the oldest Ashkenazic synagogue in the Western Hemisphere and historically significant for its leadership in the American Reform Jewish movement. The pamphlet includes an article from the *Occident* of October 1847 describing the ceremony, attendance, officiating ministers (Rev. Naphthali Kahn, Rev. Gabriel Pappé), music (composed or arranged by Samuel Ehrlich), and the collection taken during the service. The description notes the synagogue's size and capacity, along with its intended use of the basement as a schoolroom.

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Subjects

• Synagogues--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Consecration of Synagogues
• Religious services--Jewish
• Reform Judaism--History--19th century
• Rodeph Shalom Congregation (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 10, Folder 6