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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
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And it happened that one day, the sons of Jacob went to graze their sheep in Shechem, for they still grazed in Shechem in those days. And when the sons of Jacob were grazing their flock in Shechem…
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Unknown
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Mid–17th Century
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In sum, many rabbis in these times understand nothing about the spheres and their workings, just as oxen and donkeys lack understanding [see Isaiah 1:3]. They have violated laws, broken statutes…
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Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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First Half of the 17th Century
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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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The peaceable and faithful in Israel (2 Samuel 20:19), the heads of the exile of Ariel, the same are the mighty men of old, the men of renown (Genesis 6:4), wise men of understanding [see Deuteronomy…
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Jacob ben Naphtali ha-Kohen
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
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1558
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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 Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9.
In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…
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Israel Salanter
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19th century
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I wrote and compiled bit by bit, here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:10), that which I was able to understand. Some of these provide an explanation of verses by analyzing their words themselves…
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Ḥayim Atar
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
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First Half of the 18th Century
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Dedicated to Dr. Zunz, the grandmaster of Jewish scholarship, on his 90th birthday.
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Wilhelm Bacher
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Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)
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1884
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Menaḥem Mann Amelander (died before 1767) and Eliezer Soesman (Zusman) Rudelsum published the volumes of Sefer magishe minḥah between 1725 and 1729 in Amsterdam. Following the example of Sefer ha…
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Unknown
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1725