Letter from Benjamin Nathan to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1855
- Title
- Letter from Benjamin Nathan to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1855
- Author
- Benjamin Nathan
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 29 October 1855
- Format
- Letter. 3 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3qf8k51s/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3qf8k51s
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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New York 29th Oct. 1855
7th Heshvan? 5615
Revd. I. Leeser
Dear Sir.
Your favor of 3d. Heshvan I duly received. It is true that some remarks made by you in conversation at the house of Mr Lyons on the night after Kippur have been made the subject of conversation in New York. Opinions so new & startling (however correct) from a teacher generally considered so orthodox as the Revd I Leeser were naturally discussed and commented upon both by those who heard them and those to whom they were repeated. And now after reading your expla--nation of them, I am unable to
discover that the tongue of Slander has been wagging—that the vile & malicious have been at work or that mischief makers are among us.
You are quoted as having said at Mr. Lyons (and to others) that you would marry a christian girl having Jewish blood by descent in the female line to any Jew young man—this you do not deny, but on the contrary maintain to be good law by precept and authority. I shall be happy to lay your letter before any who allude to the subject to afford them the opportunity of judging of the soundness of your doctrines.
with my best wishes for your welfare I am dear sir
Yours very respectfully
Benjn Nathan - Identifier
- LSDCBx2FF2_38
- Date
- 1855-10-29
Part of Letter from Benjamin Nathan to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1855
Benjamin Nathan, “Letter from Benjamin Nathan to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1855”, 1855-10-29, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69517