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Prayer
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These are the “prayers” that Brites Henriques recited and the notary transcribed. Every Morning [Prayers] Praised be the Lord Who is so enlightened, May you, My Lord, be served By making me…

Contributor:

Brites Henriques

Places:

Lisbon, Portuguese Empire (Lisbon, Portugal)

Date:

1674

Subjects:

Women, Prayer, Piety, Inquisition, Torture

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Livro de ascamot (Book of Regulations): On Non-Jews in Synagogue
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No one may accommodate non-Jews [in the synagogue] without the permission of the mahamad [board of governors]. In the past, it was promulgated that no person may get up from his place to go to greet…

Contributor:

The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Synagogue, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations, Communal organizations, Prayer

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Legal Documents