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Now I will give instructions concerning how to look after me from the beginning of my final illness—when the day of judgment comes, during all the period of my illness, and the time of my death, when…
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Naphtali ha-Kohen Katz
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1718
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The study program of a Torah scholar should follow roughly this order: the Bible, as mentioned above, and the entirety of the Mishnah, as stated above. He should even complete the Orders of the…
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Jonah Landsofer
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Beginning of the 18th Century
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[Hebrew:] We the undersigned, when the honorable old lady, Sra. Blanca, widow of R. Daniel Yeshurun (may his…
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Blanca Yeshurun
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1651
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The Twentieth day of may in the yeare one Thousand and Seven hundred & Eight I Esther Browne of New York widdow Being Sick in Body, Butt of good and Perfect Memory, Thancks be to almighty god and…
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Esther Browne
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New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)
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1708
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In the name of God Amen I Judith Baruh Alvares of the parish of Port Royal in the island of Jamaica widow being in an ill state of health but of sound mind and disposing memory thanks be to my eternal…
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Judith Baruh Alvares
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Port Royal, British America and the British West Indies (Port Royal, Jamaica)
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1732
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Realizing that life is not in the hands of man but is governed by the only living God Almighty in whom I believe and adore, whose Divine Mosaic Law I, His slave, follow and venerate with all my heart…
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Abraham Mendes de Castro
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Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)
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1752
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Again, I caution you: when you go to some feast in celebration of the performance of a mitzvah, do not focus only on eating and drinking. Rather, you should first ask some sort of praiseworthy…
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Shabbetai Sheftel Horowitz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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ca. 1660
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In the year fifteen hundred and forty-nine, the seventh indiction, the first day of the month of February, during the time of the pontificate of the Holy Father in Christ Our Lord, Lord Paul III, pope…
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Ovadiah Sforno
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Bologna, Papal States (Bologna, Italy)
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1549
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We the undersigned went in to visit R. David ben R. Moses Verlengo, may God preserve him, and found him ill, lying on his bed, but his words and speech were lucid and correct and orderly in his mouth…
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David Verlengo
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Verona, Venice (Verona, Italy)
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1656
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In the name of God Amen I Rachel Luis being sick of body but of sound mind and Memory Do make this my last will and Testamit in manner and form following that is to say I wish and order that after my…
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Rachel Luis
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New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1737