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Vikuaḥ mayim ḥayim (Dispute of “Living Waters”)
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And just as a person finds pleasant only such food as he has prepared himself, in accordance with what he wishes to eat, and has no desire whatsoever to depend upon his neighbor’s table, so too, he…

Contributor:

Ḥayim ben Bezalel

Places:

Friedberg, Holy Roman Empire (Friedberg, Germany)

Date:

Mid–16th Century

Subjects:

Halakhah, Talmud, Oral Torah, Food and drink, Rabbis, Law

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Firsthand accounts
Testament (Mannheim)
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Knowing that with respect to money, if my husband will not agree, my last will and testament will not be valid, I request, for the sake of the One above, may His name be blessed forever and ever, he…

Contributor:

Rebecca Halfon

Places:

Mannheim, Holy Roman Empire (Mannheim, Germany)

Date:

1713

Subjects:

Wills & testaments, Inheritance, Finance, Family, Charity, Law

Categories:

Law, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Firsthand accounts