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Be’ure ha-midot (Clarification of the Virtues)
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And Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9. In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…

Contributor:

Israel Salanter

Places:

Kingdom of Prussia (Germany)

Date:

19th century

Subjects:

Philosophy, Theology, Bible, Midrash, Circumcision

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Theology
Rabbinic Reports on Circumcision
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Altona, 24 Ab 5603 Chief Rabbi! Messrs. Adler and Fuld, members of your congregation, asked for my opinion, from the Jewish-religious perspective…

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Jacob Ettlinger

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1844

Subjects:

Talmud, Halakhah, Circumcision, Theology

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters, Theology