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Compendia de las sheḥitot (Compendium of the Laws of Kosher Slaughtering)

This is a short compendium of the sheḥitot [rules for kosher slaughter] taken from Rabbenu Moshe [Maimonides] and Rabbenu Ya‘akob [Jacob ben Asher], without any errors about what is required, and with…

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Wooden sofa with upholstered seat, featuring an image of clasped hands and Hebrew inscription on seat back.

Wedding Sofa

This Biedermeier-style sofa from Danzig, with birch veneer over pine, may have been commissioned on the occasion of a marriage. The oval on the seat back contains an image of clasped hands, and the…

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Drawing of someone fishing in a pond with images of himself in different professions above his head.

Elijah and the Fisher Boy

One day, Elijah the Prophet was walking down the road. It was a bright, sunny day. Tree branches blew softly in the wind, and small birds chirped around his head. As he walked, he began to think about…

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