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Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal
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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

Contributor:

Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.
Appointment of a Rabbi in Prague
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Now we have already informed all those present of the main point: we have come to inform and announce and make known to His Excellency, because this is the custom, what it is his duty toward us. For…

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Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Rabbis, Community, Communal organizations, Finance, Justice system

Categories:

Law, Rabbinic Law, Legal Documents
Front view of building exterior with curved tile roof and arched windows and metal fence around perimeter.
Reenslaving Manumitted Slaves
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim a release among them— that everyone should set free his Hebrew…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prophets, Slavery, Covenant, Justice system, Punishment

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature
Stone decorated with animals, two figures with hands bound, and floating bodies, cracked on top.