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Many good, blessed and pleasant years, may they surely come to you and to your head and hairs! To the hands of my lovely, dear, beloved husband, the pious and prudent, worthy R. Loeb, may his Rock and…
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Rachel Olivetti of Pesaro, Paul Christian Kirchner, Sarel bat Moses
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1619
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Concerning the matter of the ten tribes, my dear sir should know that in Egypt, there is a place that is called Sawakin, almost a thirty-day distance away—from there, some say it is a three-day…
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Abraham ben Eliezer Halevi
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1527/28
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In the name of the Lord:
My brothers and my friends, the inhabitants of Albanian Belgrade [Berat, Albania]: may all who are worthy merit seeing the salvation of the Lord. Hurry and send me the maḥzor…
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Shabbetai Tzvi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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1666
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To the Most Serene Prince and to the Most Honorable and Wise Senators of the Venetian Republic
Free Wisdom befits a Free Republic, most Serene Prince, most honorable Senators, whom Freedom of their…
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Isaac Cardoso
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Verona, Republic of Venice
(Verona, Italy)
Date:
1673
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The peace of the Almighty God be with you and with all those who in their faith hope for and desire His grace and mercy.
Dear and good friends and brethren of Israel.
In your letter, you complain…
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Gershom Katz, Ḥayyim Schwarz, Josel of Rosheim
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(Alsace, France)
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1539
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The main foundation that you propose for your doctrine consists of the sin of Adam, in which you believe sin was perpetrated by all of the human species, which was contained in Adam, and of the sole…
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Isaac Orobio de Castro
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1670
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto to the prince and magnate, chieftain and nobleman, our teacher R. Menaḥem Azariah de Fano—may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him—greetings to his glorious excellency!
Beh…
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto
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Cremona, Spanish Empire
(Cremona, Italy)
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ca. 1574
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And now, why is it that I ask you, and beg of you, like a son who begs of his father, that you do everything that you possibly can to emigrate to this holy place? If there is no other reason, then it…
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Samuel Picho
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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ca. 1500
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Abraham Rovigo (1650–1713) was born in Modena and studied kabbalah under Moses Zacuto in Venice. Rovigo’s wealth enabled him to devote himself to study and to support pious endeavors. Swept up by…
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Mordechai de Lattes
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1702
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To the city of Yemen, Sheikh Shalom, on the 4th of Shevat [9th January 1742] from the Constantinople officials, may the Lord protect them.
The son of a valiant man, who had done mighty deeds, of…
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Constantinople Officials
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1742