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Igerot Shadal (Letters of Samuel David Luzzatto)
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I am a friend to all lovers of Torah and wisdom and my only desire and my complete salvation rest in disseminating the sources of the Torah in order that the earth will be full of the knowledge of God…

Contributor:

Samuel David Luzzatto

Places:

Padua, Austrian Empire (Padova, Italy)

Date:

1851

Subjects:

Prayer, Print, Diaspora, Ritual & observance, Scholarship

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Correspondence Re: Circumcision of Babies and Marranos
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New York, 28 May, 1753Mr. Aaron LopezDear Sir:I have received your esteemed letter, in which you so kindly inform me that our Lord has given you a son. For this I extend the due felicitations to you…

Contributor:

Aaron Lopez, Benjamin Gomez

Places:

New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1753–1767

Subjects:

Life cycle, Circumcision, Conversos, Health, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters