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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
Confession
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I admit my guilt . . . in that I was told of a maiden who was [there] the daughter of Juan Estevan who had ascended to heaven and was approached there by an angel, and how she had told of the many…

Contributor:

Isabel Rodríguez of Agudo

Places:

Herrera del Duque, Spanish Empire (Herrera del Duque, Spain)

Date:

1501

Subjects:

Inquisition, Conversos, Messianism, Ritual & observance, Adolescence

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Law, Legal Documents