Letter from Moise, Chas. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1872
- Title
- Letter from Moise, Chas. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1872
- Date Created
- 4 March 1872
- Format
- 2 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 1, Folder 31
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p32n5035t/manifest.json
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- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx1FF31_7.xml
- content
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Sumter S. C. 4 Mch 1872.
Revd S. Morais
Philadelphia Pa.
Dear Sir
I take the liberty of asking you to enlighten me upon a point of Jewish Law.
My son, aged 13, has received a present from a friend, of a nice gun, with which he has been shooting birds. As I live "Kosher" and do not eat even poultry except when killed by myself or other person qualified to kill, I have stopped the use of the gun until I can learn what the Law is.
My view of the case, is that the general prohibition against "killing," as contained in the Decalogue, has no ex-ceptions, outside of the Law
itself; that is to say, we may kill men in self-defence, or in defence of our families or our country: and we may kill animals for food only, or in self-defence (as above). But it seems to me, that the killing of any animal for mere amuse-ment, is a vicious action, and a violaxion of Law.
A reply will be gratefully received.
By Your obt svt
Chas. H. Moise
P.S.
I have seen your beautiful and richly merited offering, in memory of Miss Cornelia Hart, and read it with tears. C. H. M
Return to CHAS. H. MOISE & CO.,
SUMTER, S. C.
if not delivered within 10 days.
Revd S. Morais
Philadelphia
Pa: - Identifier
- p32n5035t
- identifier
- SMBx1FF31_7
Part of Letter from Moise, Chas. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1872
Moise, Chas. H. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Moise, Chas. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1872”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/88508