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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
Livro de ascamot (Book of Regulations): On Purim
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Inasmuch as the members of the mahamad [board of governors] consider it a vile practice among us today for youngsters to strike with…

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The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Ritual & observance, Synagogue, Adolescence

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy