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[ . . . ] Each man should raise his children to Torah and good deeds. Each man should always ensure that his children learn Torah while they are still young and he should have them learn…
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Isaac ben Eliyakim of Posen
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
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1620
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I was sent to school at Iwenez, about fifteen miles from our abode, and here I began to study Talmud. The study of the Talmud is the chief object of a learned education among our people. Riches…
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Solomon Maimon
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
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1792–1793
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When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. For He has no pleasure in fools; what you vow, fulfill. It is better not to vow at all than to vow and not fulfill. [ . . . ]
If…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE
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For me, there are six components essential to the success we have had with the Whizin Institute for Jewish Family Education. First of all, it’s the faculty. These are…
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Bruce Fabian Whizin
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Sherman Oaks, United States of America
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1998
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Incline your ear and listen to the words of the sages;Pay attention to my wisdom.It is good that you store them inside you,And that all of them be constantly on your lips,That you may…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Sivan, 5529 Livorno [1769]
In the name of G-d, the G-d of mercy!
In such measure as light exceeds darkness, such is the superiority of the people of this country over the people of Spain…
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Isaac Euchel
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
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1790
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And moreover, that which is called “external wisdom” is indeed the daughter of my father [see Genesis 12:20], a good doctrine (Proverbs 4:2) and a gift of God [see Ecclesiastes 3:13], who graces us…
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Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
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Candia, Venice (Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1629