Letter from Benjamin Nathan to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1855 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Benjamin Nathan to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1855

Author

Benjamin Nathan

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

29 October 1855

Location(s)

New York City

Philadelphia

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

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

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