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Minhage Vormeiza (Customs of Worms): On Weddings
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On Tuesday afternoon prayers, when the cantor reaches Taḥanun [prayers of supplication], the groom walks to the door of the synagogue while the congregation recites Taḥanun, and…

Contributor:

Judah Leib Kirchheim

Places:

Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)

Date:

ca. 1631

Subjects:

Life cycle, Marriage, Betrothal, Synagogue, Prayer & liturgy, Journalism, Law

Categories:

Law, Reportage
Print engraving of people outdoors around wedding canopy, outside of building.
The Basel Program
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The aim of Zionism is to create for the Jewish people a home in Palestine secured by public law.The Congress contemplates the following means to the attainment of this end:
    The promotion, on suitable…

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The First Zionist Congress

Places:

Basel, Switzerland

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Zionism, Colonialism, Government, Nationalism, Jewish identity, Journalism, Law, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Law, Reportage