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Hear, ye mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and ye strong foundations of the earth [see Micah 6:2] the lament of my beloved for his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill…
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Joseph Karo
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Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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In the Name of the Blessed God.In consideration of the fact that it is needful for the prosperity of this Kaal Kados [congregation—Ed.], which God bless, to have the service of a Haham who should…
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The Spanish and Portuguese Congregation of London
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London, England (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1681
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This is a short essay on the debate concerning practical halakhic issues that took place between the sages of Safed and those of Jerusalem wherein the sages of Safed saw fit to implement the ruling…
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Levi Ibn Ḥabib
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1538
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When the heads of the holy nation were assembled together—the holy communities here in the village of Magnesia—and they saw that the power of the testimony was dissipated and there was none remaining…
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The Jewish Community of Magnesia (Manisa)
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Magnesia, Ottoman Empire (Manisa, Turkey)
Date:
1555
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Now we have already informed all those present of the main point: we have come to inform and announce and make known to His Excellency, because this is the custom, what it is his duty toward us. For…
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Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1640
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So that the truth may not be lacking, the honorable small committee, may God preserve it, considered it their duty to inscribe in a book that which was not written regarding the ordination of his…
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The Jewish Community of Mantua
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
Date:
1638