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Notes in Response to the Zionist Cause
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3 Shevat 5663 [January 31, 1903] From all the Zionist essays emerge that which we see with our very eyes: their entire purpose and effort is to instill the supposition among Jews that the Torah and…

Contributor:

Sholom Dov Ber Schneerson

Places:

Lubavitch, Russian Empire (Lyubavichi, Russia)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Zionism, Orthodox Judaism, Modernity, Piety, Nationalism

Categories:

Political Culture, Religion & Theology
Autoemancipation
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Among the living nations of the earth the Jews occupy the position of a nation long since dead. With the loss of their fatherland, the Jews lost their independence and fell into a state of decay…

Contributor:

Leon Pinsker

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Russia)

Date:

1882

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Christian-Jewish relations, Pogroms, Violence

Categories:

Political Culture, Science & Philosophy, Religion & Theology
Archaic Jewish Wedding Rituals
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VII. The Marshalek.—His Duties.—The Serenade.—At The Bride’s “Main Quarters.”—The Reception at the Groom’s.—The Ritual of Seating of the Bride.—The Marshalek’s Improvisation. The rituals and…

Contributor:

Lev Levanda

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1880

Subjects:

Marriage, Music, Food and drink, Ritual & observance, Rite of passage

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Pedagogy & Schooling