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Your son, Yehukal, sends his blessings for the welfare of Gedalyahu son of Elyair and for the welfare of your house. I bless you to YHWH. And now, behold my lord has done [ . . . ] May YHWH recompense…
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Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Late 7th–Early 6h Century BCE
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May YHWH cause my lord to hear, this very day, tidings of good. And now, according to everything my lord has sent, thus has your servant done. I wrote on the sheet according to everything you sent to…
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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586 BCE
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We must not repeat the mistake made by western Jews . . . in denying their nationality and in assimilating completely in all areas of life except religion. . . . We eastern Jews have seen all the…
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Simon Dubnov
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
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1906
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Dear friend Aaron Zeitlin,
You write (in Globus, issue 4) that to fight against the truly leftist—or, as you express it, “against the few who scream ‘impure’ [tomeh] sincerely”—is perhaps futile…
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Shmuel Niger
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1933
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Arad letter (Order Concerning Rations), from the remains of the Judahite fortress at Arad, in the Negev, 7th or 6th century BCE. The Arad ostraca provide an impression of the provincial administration…
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Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE
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To my lord, Yaush, may YHWH cause my lord to see peace at this time! Who is your servant, a dog, that my lord sent him the king’s [lette]r [and] the letters of the officers, saying, “Please read!” And…
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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586 BCE
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Deeply respected Niger,I ask you to endure me in Russian.I want to express to you my happiness that we are approaching the time of the new Jewish book, a book created with love towards [the thing]…
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El Lissitzky
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Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
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1918
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Dedication to My Dearly Beloved Grandfather, Reb Mendalle Mocher SephorimTo my dear grandfather, greetings!Stempenyu, my first long novel, which I inscribe to you, is yours; not only because I have…
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Sholem Aleichem
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Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
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1886
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Your son(s) Gemaryahu and Nehemyahu sent concerning the welfare of Malkiyahu.
I bless you to YHWH. And now: Your [ser]vant has inclined his [he]art to what [you] sa[id, and I have written] to my lord…
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Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE
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Elephantine letter, dated to year 17 of King Darius II (November 25, 407 BCE). See Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple) and Darius and Xerxes, Kings of Persia. The letter is…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
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407 BCE