Letter from Holzmann to Unknown Addressee. Philadelphia, PA; Undated
- Title
- Letter from Holzmann to Unknown Addressee. Philadelphia, PA; Undated
- Author
- Holzmann
- Format
- 2 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 8, Folder 21
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p32805j13/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p32805j13
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx8FF21_1.xml
- content
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Hebrew
I have placed the Lord before me always.*
To the princes, leaders, and directors of the people in righteousness, who bound up the wounds of those whose life was ebbing. May their name be es-tablished forever. Amen. They are the Rabbi M. Pape, Mr. Frankel, Mr. Morais, Mr. Leeser. There is no distinction as to order. May they their pleasant portion from God.
In your honor I began this matter and in your honor I shall finish it. The four judges of the Beth Din here mentioned sent to me and asked to be shown from which place I derived it that it is possible to send a Get through the post, in view of the fact that it is transmitted through gentiles. I shall here put it down on paper.
The end of chapter 2 of the commentator Asheri on "Gittin", paragraph 27; There you will also find the views of Asheri and no more is necessary.
As to what you asked me, with regard to the same man acting as scribe for a Get as well as arranging it, that, too, you will find in the "P'ne Yehoshua." I did not really arrange it all by myself; I helped. In that place, however, where there are no men to do the work and in the case of danger of "Aguna", I
* Psalms 16. a deserted wife
acted for the best. In order to remove your complaints against me, I took up my pen to justify myself before your honors in order to please you that you return me my greeting of peace.
Eli, son of Moses, scribe. Holzmann.
The envelope is addressed to the learned gentlemen, righteous guides of the people, who walk in piety in the ways of God, here in Philadelphia. - Identifier
- p32805j13
- identifier
- SMBx8FF21_1
Part of Letter from Holzmann to Unknown Addressee. Philadelphia, PA; Undated
Holzmann, “Letter from Holzmann to Unknown Addressee. Philadelphia, PA; Undated”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/87004