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We return now to the narrative of our Lord’s doings.
After he had put the pure turban on his head, he made love to his Ashkenazi wife. She conceived; she bore him a son. On…
Contributor:
Barukh of Arezzo
Places:
Portland, United States of America
Date:
ca. 1677
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At that time, this story [parashah] was written: a great event happened to the Jews, which caused downfall such as never had been in the world before and never would occur again. They came before the…
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Se‘adya ha-Levi
Places:
Qasimid State (Yemen)
Date:
1667
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Despite gender restrictions, Jewish women played central roles as religious leaders in the early modern period. Meet the female leader of one of the most controversial cults in Jewish history.
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Aleksander Kraushar
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Brno, Holy Roman Empire (Brno, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1771