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On the third new moon after the Israelites had gone forth from the land of Egypt, on that very day, they entered the wilderness of Sinai. [ . . . ] Israel encamped there in front of the…
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people and say to them:
These are My fixed times, the fixed times of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as sacred occasions.
On six days work…
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1. When the leaders of the people assembled together, the heads of the holy community of Ludmir (Włodzimierz), in conjunction with all…
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The Assembly of Ludmir
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Ludmir, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Włodzimierz, Poland)
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1602
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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…
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Chanoch HaCohen Ehrentreu
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London, United Kingdom
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2003
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In the wilderness, the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the…
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The heads of the Communities have gathered here at Frankfort at the order of our masters, the Sages of Germany, to sit in council and look into the needs of the community and to make such ordinances…
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The Synod of the Jewish Communities in Germany
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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1603
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It should be known that after her immersion, every woman should persuade her husband and see to it that he study before he lies with her. And so we find it written regarding Boaz, “And Boaz ate…
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Benjamin Slonik
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Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
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1577
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The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai: Speak to the Israelite people and say to them:
When you enter the land that I assign to you, the land shall observe a sabbath of the Lord. Six years you may…
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18 Elul 5502 [1742]
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The Jewish Community of Tykocin
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Tykocin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)
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1742
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The man should not purchase meat until he has taken counsel with his wife to see which type of meat she wants him to take, so that the wife cannot later say that it is dark meat…
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Eliezer Shem-Tov Papo
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Silistra, Ottoman Empire (Silistra, Bulgaria)
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1872–1874