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Every woman is obligated to kindle lights on the eve of each Sabbath and Festival and this is a great mitzvah. And she makes the blessing, “Blessed are You God, our Lord, King of the universe. Who has…
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Benjamin Slonik
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1577
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To the city of London, to the complete sage R. Solomon Ayalon, in the year 1697.
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Jacob Sasportas
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1697
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- The mahamad [congregation board] shall have supreme authority over everything. And no one shall be able to contravene the decisions taken and promulgated by the said mahamad, nor shall they sign any…
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Kahal Talmud Torah of the Sephardic Jews in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1639
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Most magnificent and honored bride, my lady I gaze upon you:
Since I left Piacenza, I can honestly say that I am far away from my life. Oh, how can I live, and how can I hold up my limbs when I am so…
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Salamone Candia
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Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
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ca. 1590
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I have realized, and my attention has been drawn to the fact that many people say that the salvation of women is not on the same level as that of men, for their [women’s] knowledge is limited. They…
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Gedaliah Ibn Yaḥya
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ca. 1550
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A crucial and fundamental principle is the proper rearing of children. The Torah has stated: And you shall teach them [the words of Torah] to your children (Deuteronomy 11:19), for that is the…
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Isaiah Horowitz
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
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ca. 1623
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[Fabres alone]Fabres [Standing, reading the newspaper La Libre parole whose title appears in such big letters that it can be seen by the audience]:“Our information was confirmed in…
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Jacques Loria
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Tatar-Bazardjik, Ottoman Empire (Pazardzhik, Bulgaria)
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1903
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Question 1: May our teacher and master, the great rabbi, who sits on the throne of halakhic rulings, please instruct and enlighten us regarding an episode that unfolded here in our city of Pisa, may…
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Jacob Senior
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Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Pisa, Italy)
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Mid– to Late 17th Century
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To kill a foe: write these twelve names on deerskin or calfskin parchment on Monday evening at the third or fourth hour, or at those times at night. And this is what you shall write:He who gives forth…
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17th Century
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Carpentras, Papal States (Carpentras, France)
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1540/1