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Hashlamat sefer ha-kabbalah (Additions to the Book of Tradition)
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I will describe only a little of the suffering undergone by the exiles, some of whom entered the kingdom of Fez by the grace of the great king, one of the righteous men of the nations of the world…

Contributor:

Abraham Ardutiel

Places:

Fez, Morocco (Fes, Morocco)

Date:

1510

Subjects:

Exile, Arab-Jewish relations, Plague, Hunger, Conversos

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Firsthand Accounts
Minḥat Yehudah (The Offering of Judah): Commentary on Ma‘arekhet ha-elohut (The Divine Hierarchy)
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When I Judah, the son of my master, the wise and righteous R. Jacob ḥayyat, peace be upon him, was in Spain, I tasted a little honey, and my eyes were enlightened. And I took it upon myself to seek…

Contributor:

Judah Ḥayyat

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1495–1498

Subjects:

Mysticism, Exile, Hunger, Poverty, Oral Torah

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Magic & Mysticism
On Drought and Military Defeat
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The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. Judah is in mourning, Her settlements languish. Men are bowed to the ground, And the outcry of Jerusalem rises. The…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prophets, Punishment, Hunger, War, Prayer

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry