Letter from Almosnino, S. to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1868
- Title
- Letter from Almosnino, S. to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1868
- Date Created
- 3 September 1868
- Format
- 3 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 1, Folder 27
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3fn11b2t/manifest.json
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- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx1FF27_10.xml
- content
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London 3 Sept. 1868
Rev: S. Morais
Philadelphia
Revd. & dear sir/
I have to apologize to you, for my apparent neglect in not earlier replying to your favor of the 17th July. My absence from London when it reached here, and afterwards awaiting [?] the return from the Continent of our Ecclesiastical Chief, must plead my excuse; I c[?] concur in all you have stated, as to the unfortunate position, of the wife of Barrick Costa, who I find (by my register) was married in 1854 [inserted above: 5614]--from my interview with Doctor Artom[?]. I learnt that he was quite cognizant of the matter, for Mr Cohen the father, had called upon him, when he failed in his appeal to Dr. Adler, both these Reverend Gentlemen seem to be entirely agreed in their opinions, there are certain proceedings & observances to take place in Respect to Enet[?], which can only be carried but personally between the parties, by recognized Rabinical authorities, and whilst giving all due credit and appreciating most fully the zealous labours of yourself and
Hazanim & preachers, in the United States, for the preservation & promotion of our religious faith there is not in America a recognized Rabinical authority competent to act, in such cases as [?].
I have urged on Dr. Artom, the consideration, whether it was not possible to adopt certain preliminary steps here, and getting a Shalish to take out, and bring back the necessary writings then assess the quality and capacity of the messenger; next the apostacy, of the Husband and other matters beyond my ability to describe. The object of the [?] is no doubt to free the woman from the connextion of so base[?] a man, but it is also with the view to leave her the option of marrying again—the severance of the parties has long existed, and a Divorce by religious Jewish authority is not recognized in this country [?] the Jews have allowed alterations in the marriage act, which have debarred them of the privileges they hitherto enjoyed here, of giving Divorces in all cases where Jewish Law not only authorized, it should be done. I fear therefore, that there is little chance of our Ecclesiastical Boards, here altering their
opinion, I shall however not lose sight of the subject—The parents of Barrick Costa were poor but respectable and brought up their family religiously—how he should turned out so base I cannot comprehend.
Mrs. Almosnino, & my circle, unite in kindest remembrances & I am
Revd Dr Sir
Yours faithfully
I hope you will be able S. Almosnino
to decypher my writing
for I feel the consequences of age
and constant application to public matters
by Gods blessing if spared until tomorrow, I
shall complete my 76 year. 60 of these in the
Service of my Congregation. - Identifier
- p3fn11b2t
- identifier
- SMBx1FF27_10
Part of Letter from Almosnino, S. to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1868
Almosnino, S. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Almosnino, S. to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1868”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/84667