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When all these things befall you—the blessing and the curse that I have set before you—and you take them to heart amidst the various nations to which the Lord your God has banished you, and you…
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Moses Bili ben Judah
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Candia, Republic of Venice (Heraklion, Greece)
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1614
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You ask me for my opinion on the question which at present agitates so greatly the minds of men, emancipation; whether I consider it feasible and desirable, according to the spirit of Judaism, our…
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Samson Raphael Hirsch
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Oldenburg, German Confederation (Oldenburg, Germany)
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1836
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
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1847
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We must consider these three things: what great good we had in the past, the great distress and iniquity which we are in today, and…
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1593
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Assembled as we are, to re-establish by commemoration, (2) the Congregation of this remnant or small portion of the house of Israel; your expectation of a brief sketch of our History, and particularly…
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Jacob de la Motta
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Savannah, United States of America
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1820
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I have observed that on account of our many sins these days, very many Jews have…
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Chofetz Chaim
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
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1897
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In our past lie the answers to all the problems that our present time raises, and in it also lie the keys to the secret gates of our future. [ . . . ]
Onto ground already prepared since the time of…
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Samuel Peltyn
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
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1885
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The narrative of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:
In the month of Kislev of the twentieth year, when I was in the fortress of Shushan, Hanani, one of my brothers, together with some men of Judah, arrived…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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It has been clarified for you that the survival of Israel in their state of exile depends on their unity and their connection with each other, and their separation from the idolatrous nations. It is…
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Judah Loew
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1599