90 Hasell Street, Synagogue of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, ca. 1840. Detail View of wrought iron double pass gate, South (Side) elevation. 4" x 5" B/W photo.
Program for the dedication exercises of Ohav Shalom Congregation. The program includes a list of officers and directors, a schedule of events, and a list of building committee members. The program notes Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin participated in the events by lighting the perpetual lamp.
Color print reproduction of a painting by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.
Rosh Hashanah postcard with text excerpted from Isaiah 2:3 : "For out of Zion shall go forth the law." With text above the ark from Psalm 113:3 : "From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof the Lord's name is to be praised."
Black-and-white engraving of the interior of a synagogue. Engraving by James Mynde. From A new history of the Holy Bible, from the beginning of the world to the establishment of Christianity, Volume 2, by Thomas Stackhouse, published London: Printed for Stephen Austen, 1742-1744.
Black and white photograph of a commemorative tablet dedicated to Jacob S. Raisin for his life's work and his time as Rabbi of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the priestly blessing : "May the Lord bless you and guard you; May the Lord make His face shed light upon you and be gracious unto you; May the Lord lift up His face unto you and give you peace."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a portion of the Ma Tovu prayer, recited by Jews upon entering the synagogue : "How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with text excerpted from the Avodah service on Yom Kippur : "They would kneel and prostrate themselves and give thanks and fall upon their faces."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the Simchat Torah tradition of Kol HaNe'arim. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Small children under the tallis / Exactly like little birds in a nest / Also keep yourselves together / As the Torah holds you fast."