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Igeret ha-yeshiva (Epistle on the Yeshiva)
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Our dear brethren, Children of Israel, perhaps the time has now come to repair the breaches in our ranks; let us return to uphold the Torah of the Almighty with all our strength. Who will be the…

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Ḥayim of Volozhin

Places:

Volozhin, Russian Empire (Valozhyn, Belarus)

Date:

1803

Subjects:

Education, Scholarship, Torah study, Talmud, Halakhah

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology, Pedagogy & Schooling
Ethical Will
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The study program of a Torah scholar should follow roughly this order: the Bible, as mentioned above, and the entirety of the Mishnah, as stated above. He should even complete the Orders of the…

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Jonah Landsofer

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

Beginning of the 18th Century

Subjects:

Torah study, Scholarship, Talmud, Oral Torah, Education

Categories:

Law, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Science & Philosophy, Ethics
Lev aryeh (Heart of a Lion)
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In my opinion, there is no person in this world, whether he is a sage or a…

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Leone Modena

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1612

Subjects:

Scholarship, Education, Torah study, Memory, Talmud

Categories:

Law, Rabbinic Law, Rabbinic Commentary
The Voice of Gladness
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I have merited to make this book, which I named Kol sasson [The Voice of Gladness], for the reason that our masters of blessed memory said that it is obligatory for everyone…

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Mordechai Seror

Places:

Algiers, French Algeria (Algiers, Algeria)

Date:

1884

Subjects:

Arabic, Jewish languages, Scholarship, Torah study, Education

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Pedagogy & Schooling, Religion & Theology