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Sermon: On the Secularization and Degradation of Iraqi Jewry
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[ . . . ] But before we come to analyze the dreadful calamity [i.e., the drought] that has befallen us, and before we come to see what is the putrid humor harbored in our midst…

Contributor:

Shimon Aghasi

Places:

Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Orthodox Judaism, Torah study, Sin, Punishment, Jewish identity, Politics, Speeches

Categories:

Political Culture, Speeches
Responsum: On Prostitutes’ Gifts to the Synagogue
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Concerning the matter of prostitutes from the daughters of Israel—far be it from our straight paths—who dedicate a new ark curtain or Torah scroll cover, it is permissible from a legal point of view…

Contributor:

Raphael Aaron Ben Simeon

Places:

Alexandria, Egypt

Date:

1907/8

Subjects:

Prostitution, Piety, Sin, Adolescence, Women, Politics, Responsa

Categories:

Political Culture, Responsa