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We read in Proverbs:
If you make your ear attentive to wisdom
And your mind open to discernment;
If you call to understanding
And cry aloud to discernment,
If you seek it as you do silver…
Contributor:
Judah Loew
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1595
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The donkey greets the horse with his greeting. He says: “How is it that you are limping? Walk slowly to be sure you don’t fall. You’ll never be able to canter. You’ve surely grown old…
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Bernard Picart, Moses Wallich
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
Date:
1697
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“I’m called the offspring of the grape,” said the wine. “People drink me fervently, and I’m very fine. I can make people joke and jibe, I can drive away their terrible pains, I can delight their…
Contributor:
Zalman Sofer
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
Date:
1517
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Now, my dear friends, do you see what you’re doing? The Holy Days indulged in arrogant boasting, in envy and hatred and warfare. Hanukkah tried to fight them all and carry the day…
Contributor:
Zalman Sofer
Places:
Oldendorf, Holy Roman Empire (Oldendorf, Germany)
Date:
1517
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This is the story of what happened to Rabbi Simeon the Great, who lived in Mayence on the Rhine. Now Rabbi Simeon, he had three big mirrors hanging in his home. And in these mirrors…
Contributor:
Jacob Pollak
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Late 16th Century