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Declaration Adopted by the Assembly and the Answers to the First Three Questions
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Resolved, by the French deputies professing the religion of Moses, that the following Declaration shall precede the answers returned to the questions proposed by the Commissioners of His…

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Grand Sanhedrin (France)

Places:

Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)

Date:

1807

Subjects:

Government, Enlightenment, Nonmonogamy, Intermarriage, Halakhah

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology, Political Culture
Ketubah
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This is the marriage contract (ketubah) that Isaac, the son of Aaron Sasportas, gave to Rebecca, the daughter of Abraham Pinto. A floral decoration stemming from a vase at the bottom of the contract…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Bordeaux, France

Date:

1747

Subjects:

Ketubot, Marriage, Women, Halakhah, Sephardic

Categories:

Law, Legal Documents, Visual & Material Culture
Page of Aramaic text framed by floral ornament with crown in top center and signatures in Roman alphabet and Spanish writing on bottom.
Shevut Ya‘akov (The Captivity of Jacob)
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Question 5: What blessing should one recite over coffee and tea, and is there any problem with drinking them on Passover? Response: I will answer the questions in order. Regarding the blessing, it has…

Contributor:

Jacob Reischer

Places:

Metz, France

Date:

1719

Subjects:

Halakhah, Talmud, Food and drink, Holidays, Passover

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Ya‘arot devash (Honeycombs)
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The Meaning of the Sukkah: Exile, for the Whole World Is Only a…

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Jonathan Eybeschütz

Places:

Metz, France

Date:

1744

Subjects:

Holidays, Sukkot, Ritual & observance, Halakhah, Ethics

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Sermons