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Tobias Völsch
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Hamburg, Free Imperial City of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
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Late 17th Century
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And if one were to ask: why is it that in our generation—and even in the time of the Ari of blessed memory (who successfully revealed many higher secrets)—neither fire nor angels appear, as they did…
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Nehemiah Ḥiya Ḥayun
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Berlin, Holy Roman Empire (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1713
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Let the elders rejoice and the discerning be glad, the students and rabbis be happy, and the princes and the officers, and the wealthy and the needy exult, with the poor and those lacking sustenance…
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Judah Leyb Zelichover
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Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)
Date:
1635
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27. On the eve of the Sabbath they light the oven in the home of the beadle, where they bake cakes and roast what is required for the Sabbath. They also boil the pots for the needs of…
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Yuspa Shamash
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Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
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17th Century
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[Question:] A certain gentleman, a close and trusted friend, a Torah scholar who had read scripture, learned Mishnah, and ministered to many learned talmudic scholars, invited me to come to the holy…
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Yair Ḥayim Bacharach
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Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
Date:
1699
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
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1648
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Benedict de Castro
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1631
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In which it is explained that the essence of the Torah is the performance of the commandments, not intellectual knowledge; and also the reason why it is called the Talmud…
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Ḥayim ben Bezalel
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Friedberg, Holy Roman Empire (Friedberg, Germany)
Date:
1588
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Earlier on we have clearly shown that the animal soul does not consist of blood and how much less so the human soul, since the latter is an incorporeal substance, invisible and incorruptible, whereas…
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Samuel da Silva
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1623
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Now, my dear friends, do you see what you’re doing? The Holy Days indulged in arrogant boasting, in envy and hatred and warfare. Hanukkah tried to fight them all and carry the day…
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Zalman Sofer
Places:
Oldendorf, Holy Roman Empire (Oldendorf, Germany)
Date:
1517