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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…

Contributor:

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
Can I?
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I just can’t. Should I? I feel like going in, but I just can’t; I remain stationary. The church door opens and closes, continually, and I open and close with it, split asunder. Warmth escapes from…

Contributor:

Alberto Dines

Places:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Holidays, Community, Christianity

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Livro de ascamot (Book of Regulations): On the Education of Children
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Rules and regulations of Talmud Torah, now consolidated, and the general council of our community of Hamburg, whereby the members of the general council shall elect as parnasim (community leaders)…

Contributor:

The Portuguese Jewish Community of Hamburg

Places:

Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)

Date:

1653

Subjects:

Education, Holidays, House of Study, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling