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There was once a king who built a beautiful palace and hired two painters to paint it to the best of their abilities. He would pay them well.
And the painters said, “We will work diligently and…
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Anshel Levi
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1579
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Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,
And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,
Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed…
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Yeḥiel Heilperin
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Minsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Minsk, Belarus)
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ca. 1697
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Thus said the author, Nehemiah ḥiya, son of my master, my father, Moses ḥayun: I myself know that all who see this book will be greatly astonished, and they will say, “Look at…
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Nehemiah Ḥiya Ḥayun
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1713
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And this, too, must be said, that the main reason for establishing the days of Hanukkah is because they [the Jews] were victorious over the Greeks. However, it did not appear that the victory was…
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Judah Loew
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1600