Letter from B. De Casseres to Isaac Leeser;November 26, 1866 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from B. De Casseres to Isaac Leeser;November 26, 1866

Author

B. De Casseres

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Location(s)

Curaçao

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 3 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Wax Seal

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Mr Isaac Leeser
Philadelphia
Curacao Novr 26th 1866.
Dear Sir.
I am possession of your of the 3th August ulto. contents of it duly noted, I return to you hereby the pro-spectus list with the names of some friends on it as sub-scribers, I am sorry I could not obtained some more up to this, but not to keep it longer by me I do so, however I will try always to get some of our people of Nueva Gra-nada & of Venezuela when they come here, I have not pre-sented to any of the reform people on acct the hate and the deslike which they have for Judaism and being these reli-geous works I supposed they should have refused to sign it their reform I assure you is not like of the others congregation, they revenge their capricious with religion matter by aboli-shing on every occasion the precepts of our Law, as on the last Rosh a shana no sophar at all, Kipur day Mr. Henriques M. D. delivered a discourse in which saying to his people that by fasting two hours that day it is quite sufficient and his good advise made that nearly all the congregation have done so, among them selves many do not like such reform, but the chiefs ones geveeng always for reasen that the reform of New York it is so, as the Tefelim, Tales?, Sophar, Lulab? riding of the carriage and smocking on Saterday, on cover in the Sinagogue, no celebration of Purim or Hannica no prayers at the circumcision & many others ceremonies which they have aboleshed

intirly and calling that Progress, I wish to know from you if it is so or not in the Emannuel Temple of New York that I may in case if it is not to contradict them. They are standing with same number of members as for last 18 months. - For the present I conclude with the hope to write you soon again, and remaining
Your Obdt Servt
B de Casseres

Isaac Leeser Esqr.
1227 Walnut Street.
Philadelphia.

Forwarded by
DOVALE & CO.
NEW-YORK.

Identifier

LSDCBx3FF1_51

Date

1866-11-26