Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-09

"An vo~s, obligations, caa' aiataoniss
Sssoaons expa,ions and hne which we have vowed
Day OF Atoneen unto this present Day OF Aonenent which
Cease be oaths; anahemas A. and
our obligations no longer binding"
They all shall be null void without power or conhrna
too and shall be forgiven the whole cation of israel
and to tie Stranger who sooumeh among Them for all the
gegaion did isnonnty"
I'm note to the foregoing, the learned David Levi
said
"fhas the reader may be led mscons,rue this FORM
taink At necessary 90 observe, that the U9rs 1On o1
&C here mentioned, such only, apply is Geo.
nomica state, mentioned IN Numb xxx ? 3 and ) b.,
nave not The most distant relation To hs social Character
tho unnoc tons between and No: God fii. Tor
oil transactions between and sacred cano,
D. dissolved bu, by the mutual consent Of the parties
jealous Rabbns intoxicating this doctrine that Va,
nnly hcve that there be- hope or pardon o s ay
oil Atonemen for such have injured their neighbour un,s
they make full restitution ic parry wrougei
pardon From ull which, manifest we aLr the idea
OF any mans freeing himself by III this form from any
ouh or eoo'a"f which he has entered with ao,c, a.
Some pave oraniy thought, AMI thereby brought uac..lri
rSproach on the Bat.ou.'
If any man considers the above formula with atten-
ton, he VIII eosy discover that IL relates solely TO
vows &c made without due consideration. made for
iostance IN he moment Of excitement and perhaps for
gotten as soon as made. Though such conduct is cb
horrent TO the spirit of ourlaw yet consider,
tnat mot TO Angels the law gwen, we uIe human
beings and thus liable SINS oud in cunse quelce !
the fraity OF our disposition then make frequently
PROMISES or vows, which we forget and deter,
altogether neglect their execution For this reason
h!l our Rabbins institute the prayer of Col .Nrdre
III which pray OF tie Pardoner of the iuiuut.s of
his People, to forgive Tx for vows, promises. oaths
&C. which we have made and FORGET their fulfilmen,
either because they mud escaped our memory, or
because to act we had sworn would have OCCASION
ed US to commit sinful action.-I hope that ara
understood, what i have adv anced is plain ana
se-evidcnt. But before disniics this subject alto
gethcr let me inform ny readers that the iorccuir
formula is that used BY the Portuguese Jews; but tn
German Jews say instead of from the past Day Of
Atonement, &c" the following from he present
Day @ .7tonemeHt until the nsr! Day If ftonegsn.
nat may come 10 Us an pe1ce." This difference be-
tween the Portuguese and German Jews only ya:!,s
the form and not the Intention of the prayer ~ the
one pray forgiveness for the unnecessary vows they
have made. the other ior those they may make uaia
tentionhlly during the following year. Had the Re
viewer now only consulted the RabbiIical WRITINGS
themselves instead OF Eisenmenger and similar WI
tcrs, whose interest il evidently was, TO ahune the
religion they had forsaken he would never have bco:
Gnliey of thus slandsrinE Tie Jews and would hay,
acknowledged, that the Col J.IJ,e Is very psoneg
prayer, and that il must have u beneficial tendency
liistead Of the perncious one. which the Christian
writers seem to 6reGG. have noticed this charge OF
the Review more at large the genera belief of il
might do us ilcalculable mischief and mirht easily
tend to augment the fearful catalogue OF prciulicus
already existing against
should be very glad 10 stop mere, aiving tii.l;
sufficiently cleared our Rabbins and brethren from,
the imputations the O. r. has cast upon their norn
CHARACTER; but il would now suffer his assertion
concerning our reigioGs )seiias to pass unnoced il
Inigh appear that there at least the assertions (or
argument cannot call tbem) Of the Review arc we'll
founded, and thut in consequence We Jews arc in
tact blind flock led by blind Shepherds. shnl
cndcavour to say little about Christianity as pos
sb,e, as wish not 10 grow abusive in M turn and
peg therefore, that whatever l may say, should be-
considered as e%torted from in defence OF thy lah
so CONTINUED.