Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864
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Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.). Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864. . 1813. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864.
APA citation style
Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, P. (1813). Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864.
Chicago citation style
Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.).Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864. 1813. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864.
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The Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance started as "the Hebra," or a sacred society that ensures the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and protected from desecration before burial. The new name was adopted around 1850 and made official by new Articles in 1853 (see page 250 in the bound manuscript.) Meeting minutes cover topics such as elections, resignations, admissions, expulsions and deaths of members; the drafting and redrafting of rules and regulations; accounting, including debt collection, donations and investments; interactions with other Jewish charitable organizations; and the organization of day and night watches.