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“He goes back four cubits etc.”
This implies that he must move backwards, but not forwards or to the sides. [ . . . ] It seems that this action was instituted by the sages only for an individual…
Contributor:
Joel Sirkes
Places:
Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
1631–1640
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The following incident occurred: On the holy Sabbath of ḥol ha-mo‘ed Passover in the year 5335 [1575], many virtuous individuals from the Lisbon congregation arose and came to an agreement among…
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Isaac Adarbi
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
Mid–16th Century