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The Earliest Extant Minute Books of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation Shearith Israel in New York, 1728–1786
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At a meeting of the Elders and Parnassim this day Mr Heyman Levy paid the fine for refusing serving Parnass Last year, it was at the same time voted by…

Contributor:

Congregation Shearith Israel of New York

Places:

New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York City, United States of America)

Date:

1757–1758

Subjects:

Synagogue, Communal organizations, Sin, Finance, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Lists & catalogues, Reference works
Sermon: On the Secularization and Degradation of Iraqi Jewry
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[ . . . ] But before we come to analyze the dreadful calamity [i.e., the drought] that has befallen us, and before we come to see what is the putrid humor harbored in our midst…

Contributor:

Shimon Aghasi

Places:

Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Orthodox Judaism, Torah study, Sin, Punishment, Jewish identity, Politics, Speeches

Categories:

Political Culture, Speeches