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And Isaac offered this prayer and supplication before the Lord:
Master of the worlds and Lord of lords, possessed of infinite wisdom and endless understanding, who emanates through His beings which…
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Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
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Recife, Dutch Colonial Empire (Recife, Brazil)
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Mid–17th Century
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Who is like You [see Exodus 15:11]; there is none like You,
Who is similar to You; there is none similar to You
God, God, the Lord [see Psalms 50:1],
High above all high ones [see Psalms 113:4]…
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Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
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Mauritsstad, Dutch Colonial Empire (Recife, Brazil)
Date:
ca. 1646
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This carte-de-visite photograph was made at a time when photographs the size of visiting cards were popular. Some were mass produced, for sale to the public. People collected and traded photographs of…
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Alberto Henschel
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Salvador, Empire of Brazil (Salvador, Brazil)
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ca. 1869
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There may not be in this [city of] Recife and Antonio Vaz any congregation beyond that which exists today—may God enlarge it—and, if there be now or at any time anyone who contests this matter, the…
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The Jewish Community of Recife
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Recife, Dutch Colonial Empire (Recife, Brazil)
Date:
1648