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Livro de ascamot (Book of Regulations): On Purim
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Inasmuch as the members of the mahamad [board of governors] consider it a vile practice among us today for youngsters to strike with…

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The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1640

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Ritual & observance, Synagogue, Adolescence

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Hiding Places: A Father and His Sons Retrace Their Family’s Escape from the Holocaust
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[…] I made the mistake of stopping in for Sabbath services. Dutifully I tried praying but was distracted by the dance of light reflecting from people’s wedding rings on the walls. When everyone stood…

Contributor:

Daniel Asa Rose

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Date:

2000

Subjects:

Adolescence, Jewish identity, Ultra-orthodoxy, Holidays, Sabbath

Categories:

Literature, Memoirs & Diaries, (Auto)biography