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On the eve of the fourteenth [of Nisan], after reciting the evening prayer, you must light a wax candle and recite the blessing on removing your leavened foods. Then you must search in your room and…
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Paul Christian Kirchner, Johann Georg Puschner, Sebastian Jugendres, Solomon Adahan
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Tétouan, Safavid Empire
(Tétouan, Morocco)
Date:
1735
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Israel is rejuvenated like the majestic
Eagle, in the Sapphire of faithfulness,
Flying in the goodness of observance,
Its gaze fixed on the…
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Daniel Levi de Barrios
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1688
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The Israelites were fertile, wa-yishreṣu wa-yirbu wa-ya‘aṣmu very greatly, so that the land was full with them (Exod. 1:7).
“R. Isaac said, Whoever takes pleasure in an optional…
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Saul Levi Mortera
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1622
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The Tradition which is called Oral Law is not a true tradition, nor did it originate with the Law.
1. The Tradition called Oral Law is contrary to the Written Law, as will…
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Uriel da Costa
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1623
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Inasmuch as the members of the mahamad [board of governors] consider it a vile practice among us today for youngsters to strike with…
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The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1640
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To cause a blessing to rest within your house, by virtue of your deeds in this world throughout your life; to include [a blessing in] the world to come, as indicated by the length of your days…
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Abraham ha-Levi Segal
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Rzeszow, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Rzeszow, Poland)
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First Half of the 18th Century
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In summary, man was created not for his state in this world, but for his state in the world-to-come. His state in this world, however, serves as the means toward [attaining] his state in the world-to…
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Moses Ḥayim Luzzatto
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1738
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As it is written in the Zohar, Shelakh lekha: Women are privileged to merit the joy of the righteous who do the work of the Lord. They establish merit for their portion among the righteous. Men and…
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Paul Christian Kirchner, Simon Frankfurt
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1703
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Genesis 1:26. Let us make man in our image, as our likeness.
Genesis 9:6. For in the image of God made he man.
Deuteronomy 4:15. And guard ye your souls greatly, for ye saw no manner of…
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Menasseh Ben Israel
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1633
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ḥaver:Do you think languages are eternal, and have no beginning?
Kuzari:They are invented and instituted by common consent, rather than natural; this is evident from their composition of nouns, verbs…
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Jacob Abendana
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1663