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Regarding that which is written: a man’s gift [makes room for him] (Proverbs 18:16), this means that the gift itself, which one personally gives to the poor, will make room for him. When you provide…
Contributor:
Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
ca. 1700
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Here is a song that I created,
well composed and uncomplicated;
you can call it a song or call it a dirge.
I’d like to tell you some of my troubles:
some men have problems by…
Contributor:
Ḥayim Yom-Tob Magula
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
ca. 1739
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These are the generations of Isaac ben ḥayim ben Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac (Genesis 25:19) ben Joseph among the kohanim who trace their family back to Pinehas, son of Eliezer, son of Aaron the…
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Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
First Half of the 16th Century