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? MSS. p. 20, note 16 (continued)
vide everything necessary for our religious worship. When with the advice of his assistants shall from time to time propose such regulations as may be necessary for the good government of the society. He shall be obliged to call his junta the first Sunday in every month and keep a book of their proceedings wrote in a legible hand and good manner; which book shall be laid before the members at large when-ever he is requested to do it (by a majority). No rules or regulations shall be considered as binding on the congre-gation until it is read 2 shabbath or holidays separately in the synagogue, Should any member object to the same it must be by a letter to the parnas within 24 hours after the last publication, who shall be obliged to call a meeting of all the members in town, when a majority present at such meeting, which must be 23 of the members in town, shall deterim the same and the teremination shall be binding on the objecting member (and all the rest). He shall give four copies of the laws now made with the proceedings of the juntas shall be de-livered to his successor with all books and papers belonging to the congregation. He shall when a yahid has a son born give him the distribution of all the mitzvoth on the following shabbath and must be called for the sefer. And when his wife comes to shul after lying-in of a son or a daughter, must be called to the sefer.
4. The duty of the assistants shall be to assist the parnas in the execution of his office. They shall be obliged to attend him on the fourth Sunday of every month; and report to the congregation any improper conduct that they may observe by him, and such complaint to be laid before the Yahidim for
MSS. p. 20, note 16 (concluded)
their determination.
5. In the absence of the parnas the senior assistant shall officiate and so in rotation the 7 hathan torah and in his absence the hathan bereshith. - Identifier
- LSKAP_NC-9
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“Letter”, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 21, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/68751