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Me‘il tsedakah (Robe of Righteousness)
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Regarding that which is written: a man’s gift [makes room for him] (Proverbs 18:16), this means that the gift itself, which one personally gives to the poor, will make room for him. When you provide…

Contributor:

Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

ca. 1700

Subjects:

Charity, Poverty, Economic life, Talmud, Rabbinic/Rabbinite

Categories:

Law, Rabbinic Law, Responsa
Takkanot Fez (Regulations of Fez): On Financial Matters
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Since there have been a great many requests about matters of taxes, and the gates of wealth and influence are limited, and we have seen that the…

Contributor:

The Sephardic Community of Fez

Places:

Fez, Morocco (Fes, Morocco)

Date:

1691

Subjects:

Economic life, Poverty, Communal organizations, Shavuot, Food and drink

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Responsa