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“A Meditation”

Collection
Beth Israel Center (Pleasant Hills, Pa.) Records [MSS 1084]
Source
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
c.1966

Throughout its history, the members of Beth Israel Center regularly debated whether they needed or could afford a full-time rabbi. Those discussions often recurred when the congregation was between rabbis, which was likely the case when member Edward Weingart wrote this letter to the board of directors.

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