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Letter from Jerusalem
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How goodly are the tents of Jacob, the dwelling-places of Israel (Numbers 24:5), the synagogues and study houses in Jerusalem, that from morning to evening and from midnight to morning are never…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1628

Subjects:

Cities, Jerusalem, Synagogue, Jewish identity, Ritual & observance, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Responsa binyan tsiyon (Responsa: Building Zion)
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The Holy Community of Altona, Friday, 29 Marheshvan 5621[14 November 1860] To my dear friend, father of my son-in-law, the distinguished rabbi, our Teacher, R. Shemaryahu Zuckerman, may his…

Contributor:

Jacob Ettlinger

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Halakhah, Karaites, Ritual & observance, Apostasy, Food and drink, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Letter to Netanel Trabotto: On Prayer
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A copy of the letter from the perfect sage R. Samuel Norzi, of blessed memory, in which he seeks to permit, as per his opinion, the singers [in the synagogue] to…

Contributor:

Samuel Isaac Norzi, Abraham Graziano

Places:

Senigallia, Papal States (Senigallia, Italy)

Date:

1645

Subjects:

Synagogue, Music, Bible, Rabbis, Ritual & observance, Letters, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Prayer & Liturgy, Letters