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Nishmat ḥayim (Breath of Life)
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We are therefore obliged to examine the words of the living God, which are expressed through the wonderful wise men who have received the truth [i.e., kabbalists], the foundation of the Torah. The…

Contributor:

Isaac Aboab da Fonseca

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1636

Subjects:

Polemics, Eschatology, Sin, Excommunication, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Print portrait of man in skullcap and beard, in front of bookshelf and holding open book in his hand, with crown and Hebrew text underneath.