Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-20
ASSEMBLY
or TIE .JAJ5yS IN PARIS.


! ~ perverted the answers given by the Synod
OF the Jews convened in Paris, moe palticu-
larly those given to the third and sixth quest.
ons, we have to crafty number Of our SUB
scribers republisned all the answers, as we
have obtained tAeln from well informed cor
respondent.
(Journat des Commerce..
lst Question.-Is pleuraiity OF wives per-
rnitted to the Jews
Ans--It is lot lawful for the Jews to take
more than one wife. They generally comply
with the laws Of the European states in winch
they reside, and those forbidding poiygamy,
the Jews comply with those Jaws
Moses did rot expressly command to marry
more than one, neither did he forbid it. it
would appear tnattakins it for grantees that such
thing Would happen, ne regulates the poFtI-
ons OF children Oh different wives. Although
pclygamy was tolerated IN the East, the ailol-
ents prescribe TO the Jews Motto marry more
than one Woman,unlesS their substance aitord-
ed the means OF providing tor more, & their
issue. 1t was different In the west, where de-
silous OF conforming to the usagcs Of the natl
ons among which they settled, tie Jews gene
rally renowned polygamy. oocle Jew indiyl7
dua.s however still following chat practice, a
synod was convened at Worms In the llta
century, III wnicnthe Rabbi GuerShon presid-
Ell, composed OF 100 Rabies. i'his assembly
pronounced an anathema against every Israel
tie, wiio should thereafter marry more than
one woman; this prohlDition, seconded by the
influence o. European manners and laws, has
Dccn ODG{Gd ever since.
2d yueSlgDm.--Docs the religion oftbe Jews
ADMIT o. divorce Is SUCH q 1iycIce oonside--
red as conclusive, when at variance with the
laws OF rranoe
.1ls.--Diyorcc is allowed by the law Of Mo.
ses, but it is hot valid unless previously deci-
ued by the tribunals according to the laws OF
france. SUBDIVISION to tie Jaws OF TIE srlnCe
Is tie Ilrst duty OF ali Jews, AMI Ii 1t Is fun
danlentai maxim adopted anloAs ITEM, that In
Whatever relates to civil and po.sucal concerns,
the laws OF the state slislI DC paramount. Be-
tore they enjoyed In france the Same Its as
otaer cluzens, and when By special acts Oh the
state, winch permitted them to govern them
selves IN conformity with their religious Gus
loin5, they had the liberty OF aiYorcing their
wives; it was however very rarely used
lalmed 10 the trcllc.l laws; and WAcn admit
,a,. 70 tie rghts OF citizenship, the Rabies and
principal Jews OF Trance appeared before the
Local ici2aLlties, and too, TIE oath, strict
ly TO conform in all things to the laws OF
france, and TO have no other rule In tire adj
iustlneni OF their civil concerns Thus they
Can 10 longer consider divorce pronounced by
their r.50Ios IS valid, since 10 be So it must be
previously pronoencedb by the civil tribunals OF
tie state.
L.4z.4uch IS tie Rabies, by decree Of
tne Uonsuis, were forbidden 10 administer the
marriage ceremony, uG!eos tie parties could
stew That t.ty we're previously married by
D.a.liulpal ou4cer, so also they cannot pro-
by tie civil authority. # even this decree
Qi4 not decide the point, the sentence Of the
Rabies would not be valid, as the law in re-
gard 10 civil concerns would be superior, TO
which ci1l.er CT the parties would have the
lig..e OF appealing; from I'll which 1t results
that the sentence OF TIE Rabbi, without the
sanction CT the civil law, cannot be valid
And il is further evident, that since the Jews
marry before the civil magistrate, that no
Jew, WHO respects his religion, can repudlate
his wife, unless by double divorce, and Oh
which account it is asserted that tao law OF
Moses is perfectly comfortable to the civil
law.
Question 8.--EGay Jewcss marry Chris
tan, or Christian woman marry a Jew or
does their law allow them only to marry a.
moag themselves
AnS5ver. The laws do not say, THAR a
Iewsss shall Eot marry christian, nor a
carlsiian woman few neither does it
declare thar Inc Jews can only ,asrsy q.
| nong themselves. the law orhids only
marriages wllh sAc seyenCaaausan nations,
with n non s1oaie, and the Egyptians. The