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The oldest Jewish cemetery in the United States is located in New York City; the grave of Cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas can be seen here in the burial grounds of Congregation Shearith Israel.
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1798
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Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz’s Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden, sonderlich derer in Deutschland (Religious Constitution of Today’s Jews, Especially Those in Germany), published in…
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Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1748
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The enlightened will awaken, and he who understands will rise up to waken his soul, which will speak to his body; and his body will speak with his evil inclination.
And thus, the soul will…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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1712
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As it is written in the Zohar, Shelakh lekha: Women are privileged to merit the joy of the righteous who do the work of the Lord. They establish merit for their portion among the righteous. Men and…
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Simon Frankfurt
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1703