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Letter to Menaḥem Azariah da Fano
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto to the prince and magnate, chieftain and nobleman, our teacher R. Menaḥem Azariah de Fano—may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him—greetings to his glorious excellency! Beh…

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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto

Places:

Cremona, Spanish Empire (Cremona, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1574

Subjects:

Polemics, Theology, Rabbis, Community, Letters

Categories:

Theology, Firsthand accounts, Letters
Takkanah (Regulation): On Rabbinic Ordination
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So that the truth may not be lacking, the honorable small committee, may God preserve it, considered it their duty to inscribe in a book that which was not written regarding the ordination of his…

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The Jewish Community of Mantua

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1638

Subjects:

Government, Leadership, Communal organizations, Rabbis, Community, Law

Categories:

Law, Rabbinic law
Wooden Torah ark decorated with carvings, columns, and capitals, flanked by two similarly decorated chairs.