Letter from Sowerby, A. S. to Morais, Sabato. Aylmer, Canada; Sep 1888
- Title
- Letter from Sowerby, A. S. to Morais, Sabato. Aylmer, Canada; Sep 1888
- Date Created
- 18 September 1888
- Format
- 2 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 4, Folder 12
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3jq0tf2x
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx4FF12_36.xml
- content
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Aylmer. Ontario, Canada
Sept. 18th 1888.
To Rabbi Morraïs
Dear Sir,
Having heard of the favor you hold toward all people outside your church, and the good-will with which you are held, I take the liberty to propound a few questions to you who are so well versed in the usages and rites of the orthodox Jewish Church, and in which I take a special interest.
(1) Is not the Mikva, or plunge bath an essential rite to an orthodox Jew, and can sprinkling be substituted for it in any case or under any circumstance?
(2) Can you substitute the Mikva for circumcision?
(3) Is not the circumcision which is performed on the 8th day, really intended to alleviate
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suffering, the circumcision being a physical operation?
(4) Is not circumcision one of the covenants showing the interest of God for the welfare of His people, morally, physically & spiritually?
(5) Is the Mikva, the baptism, and is it not the source of christian baptism?
I beg you to answer these questions, as it is of very great im-portance to me, especially as the answers come from a person of authority.
Your Obedient Servant
A. S. Sowerby
Pastor Bap. Church
Aylmer Ontario Canada.
P. S. (6) Under what circumstances do you sprinkle an individual? (7) At what age is the Mikva administered? (I mean the earliest age). - Identifier
- p3jq0tf2x
- identifier
- SMBx4FF12_36
Part of Letter from Sowerby, A. S. to Morais, Sabato. Aylmer, Canada; Sep 1888
Sowerby, A. S. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Sowerby, A. S. to Morais, Sabato. Aylmer, Canada; Sep 1888”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/90193