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The Book of Me‘am lo‘ez is the explication of the entire Hebrew Bible in Ladino, explaining the way of life which a person must lead as the sacred law commanded, and also to know about all that…
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Jacob Huli
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1730
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Mikri (“little one”) Wife of Yehuda Hamon (d. 1642)
Yesterday I was playing on the earth, in my husband’s embrace, like a tiny lamb, And an angel came and preyed upon me in his wrath…
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Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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1642–1704
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My brothers, my children, and my friends know this: I understood with great clarity that the True One, whom I alone have known for many generations and for whom I have strived so much, wants me to…
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Shabbetai Tzvi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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1666
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In correctly understanding the truest theory, there were many opinions; but I will bring two…
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Tuviah ha-Kohen
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Adrianople, Ottoman Empire (Edirne, Turkey)
Date:
1707
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Their custom on the night of Purim was for each individual to pray in his own private domain and home, and…
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Ḥayim Abulafia
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
1736