Fisher v. Congregation B'nai Yitzhok

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Plaintiff is an ordained rabbi of the orthodox Hebrew faith. He however does not officiate except on *361occasion as a professional rabbi-cantor in the liturgical service of a synagogue. The defendant is an incorporated Hebrew congregation with a synagogue in Philadelphia. Plaintiff, in response to defendant’s advertisement in a Yiddish newspaper, appeared in Philadelphia for an audition before a committee representing the congregation. As a result, a written contract was entered into on June 26, 1950, under the terms of which plaintiff agreed to officiate as cantor at the…