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Takkanot Kandia (Regulations of Candia): On Purim
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May salvation be near, and we be cleansed of great sin. Amen. I, the undersigned, have witnessed the bad custom practiced among young men on the days of Purim, that in the synagogue during the…

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Moses Bili ben Judah, The Jewish Community of Crete

Places:

Crete, Venice (Crete, Greece)

Date:

1545

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Synagogue, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
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…

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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
Me’amets koaḥ (Strengthener of Power)
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Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to praise the One who created us in His honor, for the great goodness that He bestowed upon us. For from this day forward we will not fear the multitudes of people…

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Moses Almosnino

Places:

Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1588

Subjects:

Community, Synagogue, Leadership, Piety, Poverty

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Sermons, Prayer & Liturgy