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And the work was finished on the eve of Sabbath, in
the month of Shebat, in the year 307, in the great
city of Venice which is under the rule of
the Signoria, may God increase their
glory, and in the…
Contributor:
Cornelio Adelkind
Places:
Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1547
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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…
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Elijah ben Solomon, Gaon of Vilna
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
ca. 1797
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And now I will reveal to you why we call the Sabbath before Passover “the Great Sabbath.”
Know that the minister of Egypt is Aries [the ram], and Scorpio, which is with Aries, and its angel is Samael…
Contributor:
Solomon Molkho
Places:
Kingdom of Italy (Italy)
Date:
First Quarter of the 16th Century
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[ . . . ] Some [Jewish] people have children who may be likened to seeds, others who can be likened to vegetables, and yet others, to thorns. When parents raise their children in the ways of Torah…
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Shaul Shoḥet
Places:
Chicago, United States of America
Date:
1915/16
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Thus said the editor [megihah], who bursts forth [megi’aḥ] in prostration from his place, and offers his greeting of peace with a bow and while kneeling. His labor is for all those who are wise of…
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Seligman Ulma
Places:
Hanau, Holy Roman Empire (Hanau, Germany)
Date:
1610