The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-28
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-" Tad he to them, that you have been frangSra
in Egypt" Rsipett aud kndnsf5 towards
trangers, are not only recommended by Mofes,
as mere practical duty OF focai morality, but
commanded Ivy God himfslf. :. When getting
IN your havet, faid he to them, DO not 20
" back TO gather the g,earinEs, ieave them for
L" poor francers, and TIE widow, do not i.treat
" the G:angcr, Do him no injury, love him and
4" give him bread, fuppy him with cloaths, ia
4" he want, am the Everiaftng, your God,
" the Everiafing lover of Rransers'
10 thoie ientimente OF beneyoence Mofss
adds, the love Of mankind in general. 6. Love
thy equal as thyfelf." David a,Go sxprefcs
himft!f, " The lord our Cod is all gcodnefs,
his mercy extends over all his works. ~ ~,
a Talmadiit iays, " we are obliged to love as
brothers, to Wifi the Kck, TO bury the dead,
and to ailif the poor of the Granger, the fame
as IT they were Iiraelites, whatever may be their
opinions. There is in truth ACT which =
true ltraeiite ought NOT to perform towards
| itranger." His principles, are, TO forfake idG-
Iatry, not tc bafphcme, not to commit adultery,
not to kill or wound fellow creature, not to
! rob, nor deceive, and to maintain Juitce. All
our principles therefore make it a duty for Us to
love the French as brothers.
| Pagan once required of the Rabbi Iilie,
Information respecting the Jewiih religion, and
to be briefly informed of its principles. He
received the following reply" Do NOT to thy
fellow creature that which thou would not
thoud be done unto thee" This is the true
religion, the rem is but coniequ-nee. 4 reIigi-
on which prctcrlbes to love the franger, which
recommends the practice of all the focal viz
tues, enicins US to love fellow citizen as
brother. How can we confder them other
wife We inhahit the fame foil, we are ruled
and protected by The fame government, enjoy
the fame privileges, and fulfill the fame diIties.
There is between the Jew and the Chriftan
another tie on the former, eiFacrg the recol
ledion of any difference Of religion that of
gratitude, infpired by a free tolerance of our re-
gion, which in addition to other favours, has
acquired iuch force, that we cannot avoid
Joining our deniny with that OF France. Yes,
France is our native Country, and Frenchmen
are our brothers. This glorious title, whileit
gives us more eilimation in cur own minds, is q
pledge that we ihail never ceafc TO deierve it.
QReFi0n 5.-What are the relations, which
the law preicrbes to thofe French, who are not
of the Iewiih creed
AaE-The relations are the fame as from
enc Jew to another. We acknowledge no o.
ther difference, but that of worihiPping God,
each in his own way, & we believe this differing
does not difpleafe the God of Heaven and
earth. The aniwer to the preceding queilion
il!ews the relations which the law of Notes, the
Ta!mnd, prsfcrbe 10 us with the French who
are not Of cur religion. And now Gnce the
Jews are no more difinct nation, and fnCs
they enjoy the advantage ct being incorporated
into the Great Nation, which they confdcr as
political redemption, il is inpol!ibe that
Jew can conder French man who is not of
his religion, different from one of his religion
OueI. 8. Do the Jews who arc born in France
and who are treated by the law, as French c.
items. confder France as their native country,
and are they obliged to defend her!
-4nc Men who have adopted country in
which they have refided during ievera genera
tons, who under the reftrain's Of particular
laws which abridged their civil rights, and
who had Affection enough for that country, 10
prefer the misfortune of not Partaking the
rights and privileges Of the Other citizens, 10
that of leaving her, cannot now conGder them
fslves in Frame but as Frenchmen. The chi-
CATION of defending her appears to them du-
ty both hcnourabe aud natsral. Jeremiah,
chap. 90, "teIis the Jews to coniider Babylon
as their native country, although they wsre to
remain there but ftyenty years. He recon-
mends to them 10 clear the land, TO build hou-
fgs, to fow and plant" They followed his adj
vice in iuch manner, that Efdras, chap. J,
fays :" that when Cyrus gave them leave to re-
turn To I,rufaem, in order to rebuild the fe-
cond temple, no more than 20. $50 left Baby
Ion, and that thefe were chiefly pro iefaire, all
the rch having remained in that city" The
love of the Jews for their country, Is feeling
70 natural and 70 ardent, and 70 much uucon-
neGted with their religious faith, that French
Jew when in England, although in the midi of
other Jews, confiders himfeif as a ftranFcr, ard
that the fame takes place when an Englih Jew
comes TO France. This feeling prevails 70 much
againft the fpirit of the religion, that French
Jews have been feen in the late wars fighting
to the utmod againG German Jews, who were
oppoled to them. 4 great number Of them
bear honcurable fears, and have given in the
field glorious proofs of their valour.
OneE How are the Rabies appointed
HHE-Snce the revolution, in all places
where the Jews are efficient in number to fup-
port a Rabbi he is choleu by tie heads of ia
miles, who examine into his morality, and ca
pacily.
Oaec s-What jnr;f;aion Of police had tire
Rabies over the Jews ? haze they any judici-
airy jurifdGtion among thsmis!yes?
HAJ.--The Rabies have no juyildi6lion Of po-
lice over the Jews. The term Rabbi is found
no where in the law OF Notes, nor did it EXIT
in the time Of the 6rG temple the frt mcnti-
on Of Rabbi is to be found towards the end of
The iecond temple. The Jews were governed
in thofe days by SaHbsdriH5 or tribunals. There
was one iupeior tribunal called the Grand Sun-
bedri5, which held It's fittings in Jeruralcm, and
was competed Of II Judges. There were in
f,iios tribunals, for poace& civil affairs theic
were comPoicd Of 9 judges, and there was T.
mother tribunal competed Of % judges, which