Letter from Rosenthal, I. B. to Morais, Sabato. St. Louis, MO; Jun 1886
- Title
- Letter from Rosenthal, I. B. to Morais, Sabato. St. Louis, MO; Jun 1886
- Date Created
- 8 June 1886
- Format
- 2 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 4, Folder 2
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3r78680b/manifest.json
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3r78680b
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx4FF2_2.xml
- content
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I. B. Rosenthal & Co.
Importers & Manufacturers,
of
Millinery Goods.
N. E. Cor. Washington Ave. & 5th St.
St. Louis, June 8th 1886
I. B. ROSENTHAL.
M. B. ROSENTHAL.
S. R. LIPSIS.
SIG. ROSENTHAL.
Rabbi Dr S. Morais
Philadelphia
Rev Sir!
I am one of the Members of the Board in Dr. Sonnescheins Congr & one of his many suporters. In behalf of truth I approach you to decide, with the enclosed oration is or contains anything that is contrary to Jewish Doctrines & traditions, some opponents of our Doctor in the Board who took hold of this oration openly accuse him of having shown by this very words, that he is false to the Jews & true Faith of our ancestors & that he is not showing by this oration full conformity with Israels true teachings. Please answer at your earliest convenience & oblige yours most Respectfully I B Rosenthal
June 10--86
Dear Sir
Your note reached me this morning, and as you seem to wish for an early reply, I hasten to give it this evening, immediately on my return home from the Synagogue. You ask that "in behalf of truth" I shall "decide" whether the oration "of the confirmant in your congregation--a printed copy of which you forwarded for my perusal--"contains anything that is contrary to Jewish doc-=trines & traditions". I have read it carefully, and found nothing to which I could object from a Jewish stand point. That there is only "One God and one humanity" is the teaching imparted we received in the first pages of our Bible; "that all will be blessed" (will have a share in the world to come)...."who do what is right in the eyes of God and man", is the doctrine imparting of our Sages; and that Jews are "bound to abide by the laws of the nations of which they are a part", is a principle we derive from both prophetism and rabbinism. But unequivocally as I say that "the oration" does not set forth "anything contrary to Jewish doctrines and traditions", I candidly confess, at the same time, "the spirit of Divine Justice and Ethical civilization" is a phrase which may be interpreted in various ways, Jewishly and otherwise. Besides, I may be allowed to add, that the occasion on which "the oration" was delivered, demanded called for expressions specifically Jewish, so that a child of our people might become "sincerely imbued" with the belief that the Decalogue, whose the anniversary of whose was then presentation to our fathers was then celebrated--is the foundation stone of human civilization. "The confirmant" might have been made to confess that the house of Israel--of whom he should have promised to remain a faithful member--was given the Sinaic Law, to become for ever distin--guished by its observance, as the witness of the existence and fatherhood of a creating Lord. Still, I repeat, the wording of the speech, as submitted to me, "in behalf of truth" is not unusual. These are the views held by yours very truly S. Morais - Identifier
- p3r78680b
- identifier
- SMBx4FF2_2
Part of Letter from Rosenthal, I. B. to Morais, Sabato. St. Louis, MO; Jun 1886
Rosenthal, I. B. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Rosenthal, I. B. to Morais, Sabato. St. Louis, MO; Jun 1886”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/89711