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The fact that at a crossroads in Jewish history two “fathers of the world” met, men who were to become trailblazers in religious philosophy, is of major importance. The…
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1962
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It has been a belief universally shared by Israelites of all times that the Pentateuch was exclusively and entirely authored and redacted by the great prophet Moses; only the last chapter of…
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Samuel David Luzzatto
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Padua, Kingdom of Italy
(Padova, Italy)
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1829
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A Civil War–era Jewish leader defends the institution of slavery in the South based on his reading of the Hebrew Bible.
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Morris Jacob Raphall
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1861
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May His great name be blessed! Before everything, it occurred to His simple will to create worlds, for there is no king without a people, as it is said: In the multitude of people is the…
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Naphtali Bacharach
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1648
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Gen. 1:11: Tree of fruit producing fruit for its kind—Every tree is called a “tree of fruit,” and they all produce fruit, some for food and some for healing. As for the phrase, “producing fruit for…
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Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz
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Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Lublin, Poland)
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1602
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When the world wearies of day’s golden egg,
Shabrang, the dark bay steed, appears
From under the crow’s wings…
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Khwājah Bukhārā’īā
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Bukhara, Khanate of Bukhara
(Bukhara, Uzbekistan)
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1606
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This is the statute of the Torah . . . זאת חקת התורה—It should say זאת חקת הפרה (“this is the statute of the heifer”), as it says elsewhere “this is the statute of the Passover” (Exodus 12:43)! And if…
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Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1610
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On the twenty-fourth day of the counting [of the Omer] may there be tranquility and pleasantness in your chamber of Torah. The handmaids of the emperor’s house would sing his praises: “no eye-shadow…
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Solomon Luria
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Amsterdam, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Mid–16th Century
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On the thirty-third day of the counting [of the Omer, i.e., Lag b’Omer]. May there be tranquility and pleasantness in your chamber of Torah. May God continuously save the beautiful pearl, for whom the…
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Moses Isserles
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Amsterdam, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Mid–16th Century
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Moses Frankfurt said: The holy Torah tells us that the Holy One commanded Moses to interpret the Torah very plainly (Deuteronomy 27:8), to explain it clearly in seventy languages so that all nations…
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David de Aron Uziel Cardoso, Moses Frankfurt
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1719/20