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Ethical Will
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Grieve not at all on my departure for the Land of Israel (may it be built and established!). You gave me indeed a firm promise to that effect. And why should you be anxious? Many men travel years long…

Contributor:

Elijah ben Solomon, Gaon of Vilna

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

ca. 1797

Subjects:

Parenthood, Family, Morality, Sabbath, Synagogue

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Religion & Theology, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Law
Turkish Music in the Synagogue: Objections of a Rabbi
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The sinyor Rav h"r Shaul had a strong aversion to the Turkish language to the extent that he would excommunicate anyone singing Turkish songs. Not only Turkish songs, but even a Jewish liturgical…

Contributor:

Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi

Places:

Salonica, Ottoman Palestine (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1881–1890

Subjects:

Adolescence, Holidays, Synagogue, Prayer, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Religion & Theology