Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 – February 1, 1868) was an American Orthodox Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher.[1] He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, and helped organize various social and educational organizations. He is considered one of the most important nineteenth century American Jewish personalities. He was "fiercely opposed" to Reform Judaism[2] and was regarded as one of the most important "orthodox" rabbis of his era. Leeser is regarded as a forerunner by both Modern Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism.
^Appleton's Cyclopedia Vol. III p. 676
^National Library of Israel. "The Occident and American Jewish Advocate". Retrieved March 21, 2019.
his era. Leeser is regarded as a forerunner by both Modern Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism. IsaacLeeser was born to Sarah Leeser and her husband...
subsequently of the entire Tanakh, was the 19th century effort by IsaacLeeser. Leeser began with a five-volume, bilingual Hebrew–English edition of the...
Jewish leader Julian Leeser (born 1976), Australian politician Oscar Leeser (born 1958), American politician, Mayor of El Paso Rolf Leeser (1929–2018), German-born...
Britain and the United States after being published in Philadelphia by IsaacLeeser. He added a preface to the work elucidating his differences with her...
of Jews (though there had been earlier solo efforts, such as that of IsaacLeeser). The full publication title is The Holy Scriptures According to the...
leader Rabbi IsaacLeeser in order to forge a single, unified, American Judaism. In the 1855 Cleveland Synod, he was at first acquiescent to Leeser, but reverted...
States was labeled the Treife Medina, or "Profane Country", in Yiddish. IsaacLeeser was an ultra-traditionalist in the American context, although his lack...
survivors of the Holocaust first began arriving in America. However, IsaacLeeser (1806–1868) was described in 1916 as "ultra-Orthodox". Haredi is a Modern...
Descriptive Geography and Brief Historical Sketch of Palestine. Translated by IsaacLeeser. New York: Hermon Press. pp. 40, 55. (reprint of A. Hart: Philadelphia...
Education Society of Philadelphia (established in 1849 by Rebecca Gratz and IsaacLeeser) joined together to establish a trust to create a Hebrew teachers college...
Education Society of Philadelphia (established in 1849 by Rebecca Gratz and IsaacLeeser) joined to establish a trust to create a Hebrew teachers college. Gratz...
in the columns of The Occident, and was ably seconded by its editor, IsaacLeeser. Wise suggested that a meeting be held in the spring of 1849 in Philadelphia...
Descriptive Geography and Brief Historical Sketch of Palestine. Translated by IsaacLeeser. New York: Hermon Press. OCLC 255586852., p. 28 (reprinted A. Hart: Philadelphia...
The first English Jewish translation of the Bible into English was by IsaacLeeser in the 19th century. The JPS produced two of the most popular Jewish...
Delegates of American Israelites; it was opened Oct. 28, 1867, with IsaacLeeser as its provost. Sabato Morais, Marcus Jastrow, Aaron S. Bettelheim, L...
of Leeser's in his youth. Leeser hoped Sulzberger would enter the rabbinate, but Sulzberger chose a career in law instead, but pledged to Leeser that...
social commentary on American life through her New York sensibilities IsaacLeeser, author and publisher Julius Lester, author, academic and African-American...
Louis Moses Gomez, Rebecca Gratz, Uriah Phillips Levy, Levi Strauss, IsaacLeeser, Isaac Mayer Wise, Judah Benjamin, the Warburgs, the Schiffs, and Emma Lazarus...
brief historical sketch of Palestine by Joseph Schwarz, translated by IsaacLeeser, published by A. Hart, 1850, p. 399 [1] [2] Archived 2012-12-13 at the...
The Occident and American Jewish Advocate that noted the appointment, IsaacLeeser praised Kohlmeyer as a worthy individual for the position, and expressed...
conservative IsaacLeeser. Relations between them, wrought with suspicion from the beginning, were terminated after Wise agreed to Leeser's demands in the...
of Prayer According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, IsaacLeeser, Philadelphia (6 vols.) 1837–8 Forms of Prayer According to the Custom...
sects that appeared to him to represent true religion. In 1840, he met IsaacLeeser and became deeply interested in Judaism. Cresson was also influenced...
Bible View of Slavery". Raphall and other pro-slavery rabbis such as IsaacLeeser and J. M. Michelbacher (both of Virginia), used the Tanakh (Jewish Bible)...
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