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Responsum: On Arranging for an Eruv
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With God’s Help. From one generation to the next, our ancestors have removed obstacles from the path of the people so that they not unwittingly stumble into sin [Isa 57:14], particularly [with respect…

Contributor:

Isaiah Bassan

Places:

Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)

Date:

1720

Subjects:

Holidays, Sabbath, Jewish quarters, Government, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Fall in Vilna
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Yom Kippur, when the narrow alleys of the shulhoyf cradle the small shtibls, pious and scared, householders hurry with their taleisim and old men shuffle along in their socks— I feel the narrow…

Contributor:

Chaim Grade

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

Date unknown, mid-20th century

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Holidays, Jewish quarters, Adolescence

Categories:

Literature, Poetry