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Igrot Meshulam (Epistles of Meshulam)
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Sivan, 5529 Livorno [1769] In the name of G-d, the G-d of mercy! In such measure as light exceeds darkness, such is the superiority of the people of this country over the people of Spain…

Contributor:

Isaac Euchel

Places:

Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)

Date:

1790

Subjects:

Ethics, Gender, Women, Education, Ethnography, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction, Ethics, Science & philosophy
A Song That Ought to Be Sung Every Day
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I have experienced in yishuvim [Jewish communities—Ed.] that old women are unable to keep the commandment of nido [menstrual purity—Ed.] properly. When they examine themselves and find a spot of blood…

Contributor:

Elḥanan Kirkhhain

Places:

Kirchhain, Holy Roman Empire (Kirchhain, Germany)

Date:

1727

Subjects:

Purity, Women, Community, Kashrut, Ritual & observance, Ethics

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Ethics