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Binah le-‘itim (Understanding of the Times)
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First, we will explain the reason for the custom of all Israel to read from Tractate Avot on these Sabbaths. We would like to analyze the meaning of the name of the tractate, why it is called Avot…

Contributor:

Azariah Piccio

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1647

Subjects:

Wisdom, Ritual & observance, Midrash, Oral Torah, Theology

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Sermons
Bayit ne’eman (Faithful House)
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In Midrash ḥazit [Midrash Rabbah Song of Songs] it is stated: And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; ye…

Contributor:

Isaac Vega

Places:

Nikopolis, Ottoman Empire (Nikopol, Bulgaria)

Date:

1621

Subjects:

Sermon, Bible, Ethics, Wisdom

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Sermons, Wisdom Literature