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Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of figure and beautiful of appearance (Gen. 29:17). Targum Onkelos renders this verse as “Leah’s eyes…
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Kalonimos Kalman Epstein
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Kraków, Republic of Kraków (Kraków, Poland)
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1842
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The whole of chapter three and part of four are taken up with the Divine call to Moses, his preparations for undertaking the mission, the overcoming of all his hesitations, from the historic promise…
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Nehama Leibowitz
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Jerusalem, Israel
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1993
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[ . . . ] That sacred foundation, which constitutes the main theme of all this great vision, contains within it a hidden ray of the light of the Messiah, the redeemer who is revealed and concealed…
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Abraham Isaac Kook
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
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1929
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“Why did God reveal the account of Creation to Israel? Because they said ‘We will do’ before ‘and we will understand’ (Exod. 24:7).”
This may be understood in the light of…
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Dov Ber of Mezritsh
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Mezhirichi, Russian Empire (Velyki Mezhyrichi, Ukraine)
Date:
1781
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Our dear brethren, Children of Israel, perhaps the time has now come to repair the breaches in our ranks; let us return to uphold the Torah of the Almighty with all our strength. Who will be the…
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Ḥayim of Volozhin
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Volozhin, Russian Empire (Valozhyn, Belarus)
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1803
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And Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9.
In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…
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Israel Salanter
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Kingdom of Prussia (Germany)
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19th century
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Riboyne shel oylem, Almighty God, You created heaven and earth and all creatures with great compassion within six days and with only ten words. And on the seventh day, which is shabes koydesh, You…
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Leah Horowitz
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Glogau, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Głogów, Poland)
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Mid–18th Century
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These hypocrites maliciously break all Ten Commandments. All they do is only for show. They pride themselves that they believe in the existence of God, may He be blessed, while in truth it is not so…
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Meyer Schomberg
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London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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1746
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On the ban pronounced at a gathering of some members of the community in the city of Constantinople, together with some town representatives, in the synagogue of the community of Constantinople. It…
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Elijah Mizraḥi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1500
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I was honored to receive your request to express my opinion on the current question of electing women to the Jewish representative assembly…
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Abraham Isaac Kook
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1919