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I am a friend to all lovers of Torah and wisdom and my only desire and my complete salvation rest in disseminating the sources of the Torah in order that the earth will be full of the knowledge of God…
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Samuel David Luzzatto
Places:
Padua, Austrian Empire (Padova, Italy)
Date:
1851
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Isaac Luria , known as “the holy ARI” (an acronym of his name, meaning “lion”), was one of the most significant figures in Jewish mysticism, famed for pioneering a new conception of theoretical…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Eastern Europe
Date:
ca. 1750
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Aryeh Judah Leib ben David (d. 1709), known as Leib Calisch, or Kalischer, was rabbi in the communities of Kremsier (now Kroměříž, Czech Republic); Łobżenica (in modern-day Poland); and Kalisz, Poland…
Contributor:
Jacob Folkema
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1709