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In reference to the deceased’s name, the central verse fragment on this monument reads “And Mordechai came before the king . . .” (Esther 8:1), and the top panel contains a low relief of a richly clad…
Since the law prohibits one, in no uncertain terms, from depicting figures, the question one may ask is how Jews have had all manner of paintings in their homes? And it is not enough to say that only…
- The mahamad [congregation board] shall have supreme authority over everything. And no one shall be able to contravene the decisions taken and promulgated by the said mahamad, nor shall they sign any…
On the 28th of Tisry, yr. 5468 [1707], the gentlemen of the Mahamad and their councillors met to correct the disorders caused in this Holy House by the big boys and lads who do not attend the Medras…
Turn from evil and do good. Beloved Son. The great esteem in which I hold you and my intense desire for your welfare have prompted me to draw up this list of virtues as an antidote against the…
Moved by the fraternal love nourished in my…
Inasmuch as the members of the mahamad [board of governors] consider it a vile practice among us today for youngsters to strike with…
Zetim:How blessed and how happy must that manA thousand times be called who acknowledgesOne God alone, a single entity.Gerizim:How happy and how blessed must he beWho in God’s holy Law meditatesBoth…
Rebecca:You, Sir, are the cause of his great impudence.
Isaac:Am I really the instrument?
Rebecca:Yes, for you love him for four birds of flight [he hunts for you]. You very much relish the stew he…
In this chapter, the prophet speaks mainly of life and spiritual death, and your scholars concede this, as is seen in Nicolão de Lira’s exposition on the same chapter. And thus, you await greater…