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Responsum: On a Dispute over a Shipment of Wax
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Question: The following incident occurred in Rhodes: Reuben purchased 530 okes of wax from Simeon via a third party. Reuben did not take this wax into his possession; rather, as soon as he bought it…

Contributor:

David Ibn Abi Zimra

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

Mid–16th Century

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Justice system, Rabbis, Diaspora, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Ginat veradim (Rose Garden)
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There was an incident involving a woman who came before the court to get a divorce. Her name was Melok, and she had no other known name at all. It occurred to me in this regard that the name…

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Abraham ben Mordechai ha-Levi

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Egypt)

Date:

1694

Subjects:

Marriage, Divorce, Justice system, Women, Language & linguistics, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal
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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

Contributor:

Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.
Responsum: On Communal Leadership
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Question: The holy community of Rhodes (may their Rock protect and sustain them) agreed and accepted upon themselves, under the threat of very severe penalties, that no member of Israel—not Sargons n…

Contributor:

David Ibn Abi Zimra

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

Mid–16th Century

Subjects:

Rabbis, Leadership, Community, Justice system, Diaspora, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa