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A Sermon Delivered at the Great Synagogue of Smyrna on the Arrival of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore in that City after His Successful Mission on Behalf of His Persecuted Brethren in Damascus
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Remember, I am with you: I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. —Genesis 28:15. From the Midrash Shoḥer tov. “For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David…

Contributor:

Pinḥas de Segura

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)

Date:

1840

Subjects:

Midrash, Theology, Diaspora, Politics, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches
Responsum: On Gender Transition
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Question: Is a proper get [divorce certificate] necessary in the following circumstance: a certain man married a young Jewish woman, and was with her in the manner of men and women, but after some…

Contributor:

Joseph Pallache

Places:

İzmir, Ottoman Empire (İzmir Province, Türkiye)

Date:

1896

Subjects:

Gender, Marriage, Divorce, LGBTQ+, Circumcision, Politics, Responsa

Categories:

Political Culture, Responsa