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This dedication page made by Meshulam Zimmel for Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (1711–1740) and his wife, Elizabeth Christina (1691–1750), whose portraits appear on the page, presents three versions of…
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Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna
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1733
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Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789–1866), the third rebbe of Chabad Hasidism, was a preeminent religious figure of nineteenth-century East European Jewry. The portrait is an early example of Boris…
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Boris Schatz
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1888
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The Lord your God commands you this day to observe these laws and rules; observe them faithfully with all your heart and soul. You have affirmed this day that the Lord is your God…
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Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32), Aleppo Codex, ca. 925 CE. The photo shows the beginning of the poem (Deuteronomy 32:1–14) and the prose verses from the end of the preceding chapter. The text of the…
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Tiberias, Land of Israel (Tiberias, Israel)
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ca. 925
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Praise the Lord; for He is good,
His steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the God of gods,
His steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the Lord of lords,
His steadfast love is eternal;
Who alone works…
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In 1583, Mattetiah ben David Spagnolo completed this illuminated Haggadah for Leon ben Judah Bili. Greek (Romaniote/Byzantine) Jews had lived on the island of Crete since the Second Temple period…
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Mattetiah Spagnolo
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Candia, Republic of Venice (Heraklion, Greece)
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1583
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Then Khalīāl answered God:
“I have sworn an oath upon the Truth;
I will not hold back my hand from Isaac
Until my oath is carried out. O Lord,
My condition to desist is a witnessed covenant,
That…
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Amīnā
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Beginning of the 18th Century
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I have experienced in yishuvim [Jewish communities—Ed.] that old women are unable to keep the commandment of nido [menstrual purity—Ed.] properly. When they examine themselves and find a spot of blood…
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Elḥanan Kirkhhain
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Kirchhain, Holy Roman Empire (Kirchhain, Germany)
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1727
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This decorated manuscript of the prayers for a circumcision ceremony was owned by one Joseph ben Samuel. On its title page (not shown) is an unidentified coat of arms decorated with the Order of the…
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Uri Fayvesh Segal
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark (Altona, Germany)
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1750
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Seek ye out the book of the Lord (Isaiah 34:16), and read The Holy Epistle [so] called to water the flock, go and browse.
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Aszer Szmuel, Anshel of Kraków, David Darshan
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
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1571