Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser;June 17, 1854

Title: Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser;June 17, 1854
Author: Isaac Mayer
Contributor: Isaac Leeser
Date Created: 17 June 1854
Location(s): Cincinnati; Philadelphia
Format: Letter. 2 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
Type: Letter
Language(s): English
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Physical Characteristics: Unlined Paper; Manuscript
Is Part Of: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material
content: Cincinnati June 17th 5614 ?
Hebrew
Rev. Sir!
A friend of mine, to whom I recommanded Your valuable Periodical, the Occt, requests that I shall beseech your Hon. to forward to his Address the first No of the comming monthly Magazine and continue to do so successively. He is likewise desirous to obtain of the same Magazin the Numbers of the past two years, neatly Bound in one Volume, wishing, that you might have it in readness, for the next month, when he anticipates having the pleasure of caling with you and to settle the accont.
By the same opportunity, I will feel obliged, if you will hand him the Papers, containing Certificates and Diploma, of mine, send you some time since with an Article written intented as a reply to the Rev I. Rosenfeld.
Your leading Art. against progressive Reform in the June No has greatly pleased our friends here, and demands our respectful thanks, while the strictures against I. Wise D. D. in Page 148. has paralyzed even some of his best friends—such weapons so powerful and

V# Mr N. Moses,
care of Hyman Moses & Co.
Cincinnati ohio

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so ably directed must eventualy prostrate that great champion of Reform. He is indeed miserably humbled already, doubtless there are many Persons who would gladly take the Field, but believing the holding of him up to contempt is assigning him—to much importance, he is however in proper hands and nothing will afford (true believers) so much gratification as a continuance of the same and which we have the assurrance is to follow “Hebrew” !“Hebrew”—The D.D has established his head-quaters in the Camp of the Blind! Hostilities commenced, on the past festivals, when he boldly attacked, by seizing the principles of our Ancient Formulas Expelling, Hebrew Rush, Hebrew Musaph-Pajutims, Hebrew Ackdumos, & some more also he is preparing now a choir, & intend & perhaps an organ where this will end time alone will develop!
This mistaken reform, is a novelty, particulary to Persons who have no mind of their own, will doubtless for a time be devoured by them with avidity—but also vanish like every Phantom as soon the Light (Dr Wise's weekly paper in ?) will break on— “Hebrew” and as our sages said “Hebrew”!
!Hebrew”, The new-born Israelite Weekly Pap. By I. Weisse will make its first appearance on the 1st of July—its motto is to be “!Hebrew!,” (ignis fatuus) and we might say, with Jews. V. 20. Hebrew! it may probably enlighten the Gentils if it does not reform his Brethern. I will take the liberty of sending you a number when published.
I am Dr Sir, with much esteem, Your mo. ob. Sert
Dr. I. Mayer.

P. S. Hebrew! The Rev. I. Wise D. D. the Antagonist of the Kabalah, the Adversirer of Thalmud the Enemie of the Old obscure Rabbinism, performed to day a Kabalistical Function Hebrew He Benshd a Child, which died, while he was Benshing it—who is the Hypocrite? O Moses! O Tempora!
Identifier: LSTCAT_item95
Date: 1854-06-17

Part of Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser;June 17, 1854

Isaac Mayer, “Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser;June 17, 1854”, 1854-06-17, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/67425