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Prayer of Thanksgiving after the Portuguese Attack on Recife
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And Isaac offered this prayer and supplication before the Lord: Master of the worlds and Lord of lords, possessed of infinite wisdom and endless understanding, who emanates through His beings which…

Contributor:

Isaac Aboab da Fonseca

Places:

Recife, Dutch Colonial Empire (Recife, Brazil)

Date:

Mid–17th Century

Subjects:

Prayer & liturgy, War, Colonialism, Ecology

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Prayer & Liturgy
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There may not be in this [city of] Recife and Antonio Vaz any congregation beyond that which exists today—may God enlarge it—and, if there be now or at any time anyone who contests this matter, the…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Recife

Places:

Recife, Dutch Colonial Empire (Recife, Brazil)

Date:

1648

Subjects:

Government, Leadership, Communal organizations, Colonialism, Slavery, Law

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes