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Appointment of Isaiah Horowitz as Communal Rabbi
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We have accepted upon ourselves the rabbi, aluf, the gaon, our teacher and master R. Isaiah ben R. Abraham ha-Levi, of blessed memory, to serve as our av bet din [head of the court] and rosh yeshiva…

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The Jewish Community of Frankfurt am Main

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1606

Subjects:

Government, Leadership, Communal organizations, Rabbis, Justice system, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Rabbinic law, Responsa
Minute Book
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalms 111:10) 1. The rabbi shall be permitted to retain in his exalted academy ten members of the community, fifteen outstanding students and…

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The Jewish Community of Tykocin

Places:

Tykocin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)

Date:

1718

Subjects:

Government, Leadership, Communal organizations, Rabbis, Finance, Law

Categories:

Law, Rabbinic law, Legal documents