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These are the conditions for a proper wife so that she will be cherished by her husband, so that he will not come to set his…
There are a few Torah scholars who are rich in knowledge and whose mental grasp is abundant, while others do not possess an intellectual grasp akin to theirs, for everyone possesses mental grasp in…
Whenever you go in to visit any sick person, whoever he may be, coerce him, even against his wishes, into making a will, and do not have any concern on account of his sons and his wife and…
After we have proved that it is more suitable for man to be careful with the rational commandments than with all other types of commandments, we must say that this exalted commandment, i.e…
Sivan, 5529 Livorno [1769]
In the name of G-d, the G-d of mercy!
In such measure as light exceeds darkness, such is the superiority of the people of this country over the people of Spain…
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…
To the princes and the honored ones, rulers of the people, the members of the charitable association in the ghetto of the holy community of Venice, may their Rock and Redeemer protect those who…
King Solomon, of blessed memory, wrote in Proverbs that one ought not to be too pious and one ought not to do too much evil. [The allusion, however, is to Ecclesiastes 7:16–17.] Accordingly, our sages…
The study program of this night has already been published and made known to the multitudes through the pamphlets that have been disseminated. And this custom has been disseminated throughout all of…
It is written: All the men of Israel . . . knit together as one man (Judg. 20:11). Just as one man is composed of many limbs, and when they become separated it affects the heart…