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The Jewish Ethnographic Program
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With good reason the Jewish people have earned the highest title to which a nation can aspire, the honor of being called The People of the Book [Am ha-seyfer]. “Der Seyfer,” the book, has…

Contributor:

S. An-ski

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Nationalism, Ethnography, Community, Folklore

Categories:

Science & philosophy
A Song That Ought to Be Sung Every Day
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I have experienced in yishuvim [Jewish communities—Ed.] that old women are unable to keep the commandment of nido [menstrual purity—Ed.] properly. When they examine themselves and find a spot of blood…

Contributor:

Elḥanan Kirkhhain

Places:

Kirchhain, Holy Roman Empire (Kirchhain, Germany)

Date:

1727

Subjects:

Purity, Women, Community, Kashrut, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Ethics