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Here is a man who revered The Name with loveWhose name was known For his generous spiritHe gave to charity To failing soulsFrom his pocket and his wealth Until…
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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17th and 18th Centuries
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This is a prayer book for women in Ladino for the whole year, with its order of blessings at the end. And the order for washing the hands and many other laws applicable to all of the most common…
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Meir Benveniste
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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ca. 1565
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[Question:] A certain gentleman, a close and trusted friend, a Torah scholar who had read scripture, learned Mishnah, and ministered to many learned talmudic scholars, invited me to come to the holy…
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Yair Ḥayim Bacharach
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Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
Date:
1699
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I wrote and compiled bit by bit, here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:10), that which I was able to understand. Some of these provide an explanation of verses by analyzing their words themselves…
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Ḥayim Atar
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
First Half of the 18th Century
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The peace of the Almighty God be with you and with all those who in their faith hope for and desire His grace and mercy.
Dear and good friends and brethren of Israel.
In your letter, you complain…
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Josel of Rosheim
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Holy Roman Empire (Alsace, France)
Date:
1539
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The Master of the Universe gave us the holy and blessed law so that we would enjoy l’olam haba [the world to come], so that we would know and see the light of eternal life. Study and a good…
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Abraham Asá
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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1739
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Benedict de Castro
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1631
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Rabbi Yose said: I was once traveling on a road, and I entered one of the ruins of Jerusalem to pray. Elijah [the prophet], who is remembered for good, came and waited for me at the entrance [of the…
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Jacob Ibn Ḥabib
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1516
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[ . . . ] Philo: I have already told you that the cognition of the generating nature is meant to direct them towards their natural perfection, without any other…
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Judah Abravanel
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ca. 1512
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Judah
Israel
Rehoboam 928–911 BCE
Jeroboam I 928–907 BCE
Abijah 911–908 BCE
Nadab 907–906 BCE
Asa 908–867 BCE
Baasha 906–883 BCE
Elah 883–882 BCE
Zimri 882 BCE
Tibni 882–878 BCE
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11th–6th Century BCE