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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…

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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
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
Responsum: On a Dispute over a Vineyard
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Question: From Rhodes. When the Lord expanded the borders [see Deuteronomy 19:8] of the dispersion of the diaspora and granted us a remnant and remainder in the kingdom of Turkey, He treated us with…

Contributor:

David Ibn Abi Zimra

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

Mid–16th Century

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Food and drink, Kashrut, Diaspora, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa