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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

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter to Levi Ibn Ḥabib and the Rabbis of Jerusalem
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 We want to make ourselves strong for our people and the cities of our God, and to raise the banner of Torah which had been thrown to the ground and trodden down. Behold, this people of God is a…

Contributor:

Jacob Berab

Places:

Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)

Date:

1538

Subjects:

Rabbis, Leadership, Community, Justice system, Polemics

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters