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A Lament for Tyre
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The word of the Lord came to me: Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre. Say to Tyre: O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea, Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands: Thus said the…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Mourning, Gentiles, Violence, Economic life, Punishment, Poetry, Prophets & prophecy

Categories:

Prophetic Literature, Biblical poetry, Poetry
Magen Avraham (Shield of Abraham)
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…

Contributor:

Abraham Farissol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1520

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Community, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Responsa
Takkanot (Regulations)
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Izmir

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

First Third of the 17th Century

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Class, Gentiles, Law

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes