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When all these things befall you—the blessing and the curse that I have set before you—and you take them to heart amidst the various nations to which the Lord your God has banished you, and you…
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You ask me for my opinion on the question which at present agitates so greatly the minds of men, emancipation; whether I consider it feasible and desirable, according to the spirit of Judaism, our…
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Samson Raphael Hirsch
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Oldenburg, German Confederation
(Oldenburg, Germany)
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1836
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1847
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Hendrik Doncker
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1688
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Moses Bili ben Judah
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Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
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1614
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Question: The following incident occurred in Rhodes: Reuben purchased 530 okes of wax from Simeon via a third party. Reuben did not take this wax into his possession; rather, as soon as he bought it…
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David Ibn Abi Zimra
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
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Mid–16th Century
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This is the text of the letter which the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the priests, the prophets, the rest of the elders of the exile community, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar…
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These are the people of the province who came up from among the captive exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried into exile to Babylon, who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his…
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Persian Period, 6th–4th Century BCE
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Then did Moses and the Children of Israel sing this song (Exodus 15:1). Before we explain the words of this song, it is appropriate to clarify its poetic structure. I maintain that we, the Israelite…
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Isaac Abravanel
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Early 16th Century
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If we sang praises to the Lord
Every day with as much care
As He takes in giving us joy
And in showing His favor in every part of our lives,
Then our suffering would not be relentless
And no great…
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Leonor de Carvajal
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(Hogg’s Kloof, South Africa)
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End of the 16th Century