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The Rambam [Maimonides] wrote: The reason why the laws of women precede the laws of damages is in keeping with the order of the verses, as it is stated: If a man sell his daughter as a maidservant…
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Jacob Ḥagiz
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1645
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“An accepted custom in Israel has the status of a biblical command” [see Tosafot on b. Menaḥot 20b], and we are required to study it [see, e.g., b. Megillah 28a], in order to…
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Abraham Samuel of Venice
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1719
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In my opinion, there is no person in this world, whether he is a sage or a…
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1612
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Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it to Joshua; Joshua to the elders; the elders to the prophets; and the prophets transmitted it to the men of the Great Assembly. They said three…
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Ovadiah of Bartenura
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
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16th Century
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Furthermore, I say that another reason for this [commentary] is that since all of these ethical principles were given to Moses at Sinai and it is necessary to fulfill them, when one hears about them…
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Samuel Uceda
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1579