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In times of emergency, all types of kitniyot (legumes, pulses) may certainly be permitted to be eaten during Passover, for even our Master, the Ba‘al Ha-Turim [Rabbenu Jacob, son of Asher]…
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Jacob Emden
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Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)
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1761
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And just as a person finds pleasant only such food as he has prepared himself, in accordance with what he wishes to eat, and has no desire whatsoever to depend upon his neighbor’s table, so too, he…
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Ḥayim ben Bezalel
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Friedberg, Holy Roman Empire (Friedberg, Germany)
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Mid–16th Century
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The Holy Community of Altona, Friday, 29 Marheshvan 5621[14 November 1860]
To my dear friend, father of my son-in-law, the distinguished rabbi, our Teacher, R. Shemaryahu Zuckerman, may his…
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Jacob Ettlinger
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Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)
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1860
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Because observant Jews do not light fires or cook on the Sabbath, they prepare hot meals before the beginning of the Sabbath. In some communities, families brought their Sabbath stew (known as cholent…
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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1579/1580