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Ethical and Religious Laws
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You shall not tolerate a sorceress. Whoever lies with a beast shall be put to death. Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone shall be proscribed. You shall not wrong…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Ethics, Holidays, Justice system, Charity, Kashrut

Categories:

Law, Biblical Law
Jonen dalim (He That Has Mercy on the Poor)
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Offstage, Edom and Jonen Dalim.Edom:Chase that filthy beggar away from my door!Jonen:God punishes those who despise the poor.Israel:Edom sees my tatters and feels disgust…

Contributor:

Daniel Levi de Barrios

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1683/4

Subjects:

Charity, Social welfare, Poverty, Ethics, Morality

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama, Literature
The Hermit
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[Vocabulary list in (from right to left) Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian, with notes in French and English]CavernAntreПещераהאֶהלעמעְרָָהTo miss(the aim)ManquerНе пѳпадатьвъ цвль,פערפעהלעןפעהל שיעסעןהחַט…

Contributor:

Israel Ḥayim Taviov

Places:

Riga, Russian Empire (Riga, Latvia)

Date:

1896

Subjects:

Jewish languages, Israel/Israelis, Prayer, Charity, Ethics

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature
La certeza del camino (The True Path)
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Great hazards of the world are these rational brutes, the avaricious rich, as they are…

Contributor:

Abraham Israel Pereyra

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1666

Subjects:

Ethics, Wisdom, Life cycle, Charity, Poverty

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Ethics