The quotes above come from records of the Mahamad discussing the circumcision of the son of Rebecca Gomes. Rebecca Valverde Gomes was a woman who took part in a massive scandal in the Nidhe Israel Congregation in Bridgetown Barbados. Mrs. Gomes, while married (however left her husband), lived and had an affair with another man . While pleading with the synagogue to circumcise her son, the meeting showed her little mercy (although perhaps more so than other women in her position). In the quotes above lies the apparent rejection of Mrs. Gomes’s appeal with testimony as evidence of her character (shown in the second quote) which was referred to in the minutes as “fact.” This testimony painted Mrs. Gomes as an “indecent” and “scandalous” individual, going so far as to imply that Mrs. Gomes threatened more reckless behavior if Mr. Costello (her lover) would leave her. The board used this as testimony as proof that she forfeited the right to have her son circumcised. This record seems to be a reflection of the way women were viewed in the eyes of the Synagogue, worth mentioning in scandal and viewed with little to no compassion.