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Me‘am lo‘ez (From a People of Foreign Tongue): On Genesis
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The Book of Me‘am lo‘ez is the explication of the entire Hebrew Bible in Ladino, explaining the way of life which a person must lead as the sacred law commanded, and also to know about all that…

Contributor:

Jacob Huli

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1730

Subjects:

Oral Torah, Jewish languages, Ladino, Writing

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
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Hon ‘ashir (The Wealth of a Rich Man)
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Commentaries and novellae on the six orders of the Mishnah; a detailed analysis of the halakhah, as well as allusions to the golden bells of agadot (legends) and gentle chimes of esoteric wisdom. Also…

Contributor:

Raphael Immanuel Ricchi, Solomon Proops

Places:

Gorizia, Holy Roman Empire (Gorizia, Italy)

Date:

1731

Subjects:

Theology, Talmud, Oral Torah, Halakhah

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Rabbinic Commentary
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Mateh Dan (The Tribe of Dan)
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My friends desired me to record the discussions I have had with those who reject the authority of the Oral Law; and, in compliance with their desire, I have gathered all that I found bearing on that…

Contributor:

David Nieto

Places:

London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)

Date:

1714

Subjects:

Theology, Oral Torah, Karaites, Jewish identity, Karaite

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology
Portrait of a bearded man seated at desk wearing a wig and collar, holding a quill in his right hand and turning the page of book with his left hand, with bookshelf in background and globe and inkwell on desk.