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We are therefore obliged to examine the words of the living God, which are expressed through the wonderful wise men who have received the truth [i.e., kabbalists], the foundation of the Torah. The…
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Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
ca. 1636
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No one may accommodate non-Jews [in the synagogue] without the permission of the mahamad [board of governors].
In the past, it was promulgated that no person may get up from his place to go to greet…
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The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1640