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Memórias do estabelecimento e progresso dos judeus portuguezes e espanholes nesta famosa cidade de Amsterdam (Account of the Establishment and Progress of the Portuguese and Spanish Jews in This Famous City of Amsterdam)
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On the night of 20 Iyar 5503 [May 14, 1743], the sad news was announced regarding the death of the most exemplary ḥazan [cantor] R. Sem[uel] Rod[rigue]s Mendes, in…

Contributor:

David Franco Mendes

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1743

Subjects:

Profession, Community, Communal organizations, Leadership

Categories:

Historical writing
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…

Contributor:

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.