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Rabbis of Schwerin to Moses Mendelssohn
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Schwerin, 18 May 1772 15 Iyar 5532 to the Jewish counting To the man possessed of abundant dominion, wisdom, and understanding, renowned for his knowledge, whose name is spoken of in the far-flung…

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Rabbis of Schwerin

Places:

Schwerin, Kingdom of Prussia (Schwerin, Germany)
Berlin, Germany

Date:

1772

Subjects:

Government, Death, Burial, Halakhah, Medicine

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Religion & Theology, Letters, Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts
Letter from One Jewish Student to Another
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Wisdom rests quietly in a wise man (Proverbs 14:33); nothing which he purposes to do will be withheld from him [see Job 42:2]. I envisioned a man who was diligent in his labor, who was as bright as…

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Unknown

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Frankfurt- Oder, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt (Oder), Germany)

Date:

End of the 17th Century

Subjects:

Theology, Philosophy, Education

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Science & Philosophy, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Sefer luḥot edut (Tablets of Testimony)
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For it is not against me that these men have sinned, for what am I and what is my life? My days have passed like a transient shadow, and fly away as does a dream—like a dream upon…

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Jonathan Eybeschütz

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1755

Subjects:

Aging, Amulets, Sabbatianism, Health, Polemics

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Religion & Theology, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Responsa binyan tsiyon (Responsa: Building Zion)
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The Holy Community of Altona, Friday, 29 Marheshvan 5621[14 November 1860] To my dear friend, father of my son-in-law, the distinguished rabbi, our Teacher, R. Shemaryahu Zuckerman, may his…

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Jacob Ettlinger

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Halakhah, Karaites, Ritual & observance, Apostasy, Food and drink

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters