Dr. Illowy's Defense of his Suspension of a Mohel, New Orleans, 1865

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This article, published in *The Jewish Messenger* on February 3, 1865 (Shevat 7, 5625), reprints a letter from Dr. Illowy, Rabbi of a New Orleans congregation, responding to a committee's request to retract his censure of Mr. Goldenberg, a member of the congregation, regarding the circumcision of children of non-Israelite mothers. Dr. Illowy defends his actions, citing rabbinic authorities and arguing against the admission of such children into Judaism without sincere conversion, highlighting the potential harm to the Jewish community. He discusses the legal and religious aspects of conversion and the implications of performing circumcision without the appropriate religious observances.

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