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Rabbis of Schwerin
1770s
The rabbis of the community of Schwerin in northern Germany were under governmental pressure to extend the time between death and burial to three days, against the Jewish tradition of swift burial. They wrote to Moses Mendelssohn, whose response, included in this correspondence, helped them to defend the imposed practice. The topic had been a subject of debate between Mendelssohn and Jacob Emden.
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Rabbis of Schwerin to Moses Mendelssohn
Schwerin, 18 May 1772
15 Iyar 5532 to the Jewish counting
To the man possessed of abundant dominion, wisdom, and understanding, renowned for his knowledge, whose name is spoken of in the far-flung…
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Rabbinic Scholarship, 1750–1880
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