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Responsa binyan tsiyon (Responsa: Building Zion)
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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…

Contributor:

Jacob Ettlinger

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Halakhah, Karaites, Ritual & observance, Apostasy, Food and drink

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Sefat ha-shulḥan (Rim of the Table)
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To cause a blessing to rest within your house, by virtue of your deeds in this world throughout your life; to include [a blessing in] the world to come, as indicated by the length of your days…

Contributor:

Abraham ha-Levi Segal

Places:

Rzeszow, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeszow, Poland)

Date:

First Half of the 18th Century

Subjects:

Ritual & observance, Halakhah, Food and drink, Blessings & curses

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy