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To the eminent sage, his honor our rabbi, R. Samson Bacchi of Casale, may the Compassionate One keep and preserve him
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Moses Zacuto
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1672
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Furthermore, with regard to a synagogue, one should be careful when leaving the synagogue not to leave with one’s back to the altar, where the Torah scroll is placed. Rather, one should face the holy…
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Elijah de Vidas
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1579
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Why this knowledge, which is called “the science of kabbalah” [ḥokhmat ha-kabbalah] contradicts itself, and each one of these names (i.e., “science” and “kabbalah”) is not suitable to it…
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1638
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The concept of Love is further explained in the Zohar [II, Ki Tissa, 190b], where it is stated as follows:
The Torah contains within it love and brotherhood and truth. Abraham loved…
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Elijah de Vidas
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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1579