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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
Magen Avraham (Shield of Abraham)
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…

Contributor:

Abraham Farissol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1520

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Community, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Responsa
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