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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Praha, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1780
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Regarding that which is written: a man’s gift [makes room for him] (Proverbs 18:16), this means that the gift itself, which one personally gives to the poor, will make room for him. When you provide…
Contributor:
Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1700
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We the undersigned hereby declare that to sustain the community and for the welfare and the peace of the communities of our city, of common accord we have issued for twenty years the following…
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The Jewish Community of Salonika
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1617
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To the city of London, to the complete sage R. Solomon Ayalon, in the year 1697.
Contributor:
Jacob Sasportas
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1697
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I was asked by a resident in London concerning a portable electric lamp called “Kosher Lamp” which has a separate upper part which is made to direct the light or to cover it up altogether by twisting…
Contributor:
Chanoch HaCohen Ehrentreu
Places:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
2003