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Baltimore, 20th April, 5607.
My Dear Sir,
It is not long since, that several of my friends urged
me to come out publicly, in your periodical, with my opinion about the
אתרוגים, which are yearly
brought from the West Indies to this country. I am so much disinclined
to give publicity to any thing of a controversial nature in matters of
our religion, that even now I should not trouble you, but that the time
is approaching when our yearly communications are made to the West
Indies for the supply of Citrons, and I think it therefore my duty,
for the sake of our religion, to state that these אתרוגים are כשר, and there cannot be found
any word against them in all פוסקים ראשונים ואחרונים.
All rumors that were set afloat against the כשרות
of these אתרוגים are founded in error and
misinformation. Now, my dear sir, I wish only to promote the unity of
Israel in matters of religious observances, and endeavour to effect that
our brethren of Israel shall not be willfully deprived of the observance
of מצות לולב without just cause.
I remain, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A. Rice
To the Rev. I. Leeser. |
