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Jehoash’s Fable
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He [Amaziah] defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, as is still the case. Then Amaziah sent envoys to King Jehoash son of…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Monarchy, War, Violence, Folklore, Marriage

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature, Wisdom Literature
Deed of Mediation between Husband and Wife
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With the Almighty’s assistance.It having been the case that the esteemed and exalted R. Joseph Fico, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, has been perpetually quarreling with his esteemed wife, Mrs…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Egypt)

Date:

1607

Subjects:

Life cycle, Marriage, Divorce, Violence, Women

Categories:

Law, Legal Documents
Tsemaḥ David (The Sprout of David)
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Thus spoke David, son of Isaac, son of Eliezer, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Menahem, son of Isaac, son of Obadiah, son of Isaac—known as “the wealthy one”—son of Elijah, known as “the holy…

Contributor:

David de Pomis

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1587

Subjects:

Violence, Education, Philosophy, Antisemitism, Marriage

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, History, Historical Writing
Responsum: On a Wayward Wife
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Question 1: May our teacher and master, the great rabbi, who sits on the throne of halakhic rulings, please instruct and enlighten us regarding an episode that unfolded here in our city of Pisa, may…

Contributor:

Jacob Senior

Places:

Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Pisa, Italy)

Date:

Mid– to Late 17th Century

Subjects:

Conversion, Women, Violence, Life cycle, Marriage

Categories:

Law, Responsa