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Once, as a young man, I undertook to draw up a catalogue of the acknowledged goods of life. I set down my inventory of earthly desirables: health, love, talent, power, riches, and fame. Then I proudly…
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Joshua Loth Liebman
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Boston, United States of America
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1946
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Observe the month of Abib and offer a passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, for it was in the month of Abib, at night, that the Lord your God freed you from Egypt. You shall slaughter the…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Do you think there is a Jewish problem? If yes, in what sense? Do you care about it?
Have you had any experience with Jews? What kind? Do you remember names of persons involved and other specific data…
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Theodor Adorno
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1950
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There is a certain Ḥayah [angelic being] in the firmament, who bears the sign of truth upon its forehead during the daytime, whereby the angels know that it is day, and in the evening, it bears the…
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Abraham Jacob Paperna
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Žitómir, Russian Empire (Zhytomyr, Ukraine)
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1863
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Hebrew woman, who knows your life?
You came in darkness and in darkness depart.
Your sorrows and joys, your hopes and desires
Were born within you and die in your heart.
Daughters of other nations
Ma…
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Judah Leib Gordon
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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1875
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A lion drew his final breath,
And animals were bereft by his death.
There was no one to rule the realm,
So everyone wanted to take the helm.
When the animals realized their quandary,
They discussed…
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Solomon Ettinger
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Odesa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
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Mid–19th century
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Do not judge me so vain (O Reader) that, to make myself wise, I would publish my efforts for the world to see, especially when they open your eyes to their pathetic titles. For this is a…
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Angelo (Mordechai) de Soria
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Livorno, Holy Roman Empire (Livorno, Italy)
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1751
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You should know and believe me, and understand, that I did not become zealous against the scoffers for my own glory, or for the glory of my father’s house, but that it was zeal for the Almighty that…
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Jacob Emden
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Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)
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1762
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On the day of the new moon of Kislimu (Kislev), Bil-barakki, son of Nani, will bring Dayana and hand her over to Hoshea. If he does not bring and hand over the woman, Bil-barakki will pay Hoshea 3…
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Gozan, Aram-Damascus (Tall Ḩalaf, Syria)
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669–627 BCE
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Reuben spoke in the marketplace with two men, inviting them to come to his house for the purpose of giving them the monies accrued from a business partnership, and they entered his house…
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Yom Tov ben Israel Jacob Algazi
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
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ca. 1800