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Letter to Menaḥem Azariah da Fano
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto to the prince and magnate, chieftain and nobleman, our teacher R. Menaḥem Azariah de Fano—may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him—greetings to his glorious excellency! Beh…

Contributor:

Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto

Places:

Cremona, Spanish Empire (Cremona, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1574

Subjects:

Polemics, Theology, Rabbis, Community

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Religion & Theology, Theology, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
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

Places:

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

Date:

End of the 17th Century

Subjects:

Theology, Philosophy, Education

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Circular Letter to the Italian Jewish Communities
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When there came to our notice the work composed and recently published by R. Azariah de’ Rossi, entitled Me‘or ‘enayim, which contains the sections: “The Voice of God,” “The Glory of the Elders,” and…

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Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1574

Subjects:

Theology, Polemics, Rabbis, Censorship

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter to Rabbi Jacob Moses Karpas against Zionism
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May he be written and sealed immediately for good, long life—the honored rabbi, the splendid gentleman, the sharp and erudite, God-fearing, distinguished, may his name be honored, our teacher, R…

Contributor:

Ḥayim Soloveitchik

Places:

Brisk, Russian Empire (Brest, Belarus)

Date:

1900

Subjects:

Theology, Zionism, Politics, Jewish identity

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters, Religion & Theology