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Regulation: On Shavuot Observance
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During the days of Shavuot, quite a number of householders, accompanied by their sons, their wives and their infant children, would rise early each morning and walk outside the city, and outside the…

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The Jewish Community of Corfu

Places:

Corfu, Venice (Corfu, Greece)

Date:

ca. 1700

Subjects:

Holidays, Shavuot, Ritual & observance, Christian-Jewish relations, Assimilation

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Ha-shirim asher li-Shelomoh (The Songs of Solomon)
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Salamone de Rossi

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1622/23

Subjects:

Music, Poetry, Bible, Holidays, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry
Printed page of Hebrew text with columns and elaborate lintel above arched doorway.
Responsum: On Arranging for an Eruv
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With God’s Help. From one generation to the next, our ancestors have removed obstacles from the path of the people so that they not unwittingly stumble into sin [Isa 57:14], particularly [with respect…

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Isaiah Bassan

Places:

Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)

Date:

1720

Subjects:

Holidays, Sabbath, Jewish quarters, Government, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Responsa
I’m in a rage, so angry that I don’t know what to do
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I’m in a rage, so angry that I don’t know what to do because of what just happened when I went out with a few good friends to take a walk in town, this lovely Sabbath day. We joined a crowd of rowdy…

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Leone Modena

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Sabbath, Antisemitism, Violence, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry, Poetry