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A Public Speech on Temptation, Composed by Mordechai de Abraham de Soria, and Which Was Delivered by a Student of His on His Bar Mitzvah, on the First Day of Sukkot
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Do not judge me so vain (O Reader) that, to make myself wise, I would publish my efforts for the world to see, especially when they open your eyes to their pathetic titles. For this is a…

Contributor:

Angelo (Mordechai) de Soria

Places:

Livorno, Holy Roman Empire (Livorno, Italy)

Date:

1751

Subjects:

Ethics, Philosophy, Sermons

Categories:

Sermons
Shevaḥ nashim (In Praise of Women)
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I have realized, and my attention has been drawn to the fact that many people say that the salvation of women is not on the same level as that of men, for their [women’s] knowledge is limited. They…

Contributor:

Gedaliah Ibn Yaḥya

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Date:

ca. 1550

Subjects:

Women, Gender, Ethics, Bible, Philosophy

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Ethics