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Declaração das seiscentas treze encomendanças da nossa Santa Ley (Declaration of the 613 Commandments of Our Holy Law)
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Don’t overshadow anyone. Know that you have an obligation to observe 613 commandments, because many of them you have to perform, but they can be done conjointly; so that when one commandment is…

Contributor:

Abraham Farrar

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1627

Subjects:

Halakhah, Exile, Translation

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Biblical Law
Responsum: On Uniting European Jewry
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Now, the editor [of the Maḥzike hadas journal] suggested that we keep away from the people of this generation, that is, separate from one another entirely, just as Abraham separated from Lot [see…

Contributor:

Naphtali Tsvi Yehudah Berlin, the

Places:

Volozhin, Russian Empire (Valozhyn, Belarus)

Date:

Late 19th Century

Subjects:

Exile, Sectarianism, Jewish identity, Migration

Categories:

Political Culture, Law, Responsa