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Hear, ye mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and ye strong foundations of the earth [see Micah 6:2] the lament of my beloved for his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill…
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Joseph Karo
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
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Mid–16th Century
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Question: The holy community of Rhodes (may their Rock protect and sustain them) agreed and accepted upon themselves, under the threat of very severe penalties, that no member of Israel—not Sargons n…
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David Ibn Abi Zimra
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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This is a short essay on the debate concerning practical halakhic issues that took place between the sages of Safed and those of Jerusalem wherein the sages of Safed saw fit to implement the ruling…
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Levi Ibn Ḥabib
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1538
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We want to make ourselves strong for our people and the cities of our God, and to raise the banner of Torah which had been thrown to the ground and trodden down. Behold, this people of God is a…
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Jacob Berab
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
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1538
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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…
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The Jewish Community of Mantua
Places:
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
Date:
1638