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Passover Letter
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To my brothers Jedaniah and his colleagues the Jewish Troop, your brother Hananiah.May the gods seek the welfare of my brothers at all times.And now, this year, year 5 of Darius the king, word has…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

419/418 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Passover, Leadership, Diaspora, Calendar, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Imprisonment of Jewish Leaders
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[To my brother PN, your brother Islah. It is well for me here]. May the gods seek after your welfare at all times. And now, . . . PN son of PN went to Syene and did/made . . . . Behold, these are the…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

410–400 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Diaspora, Leadership, Family, Crime, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Responsum: On Communal Leadership
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Question: The holy community of Rhodes (may their Rock protect and sustain them) agreed and accepted upon themselves, under the threat of very severe penalties, that no member of Israel—not Sargons n…

Contributor:

David Ibn Abi Zimra

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

Mid–16th Century

Subjects:

Rabbis, Leadership, Community, Justice system, Diaspora, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa