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A copy of the letter from the perfect sage R. Samuel Norzi, of blessed memory, in which he seeks to permit, as per his opinion, the singers [in the synagogue] to…
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Samuel Isaac Norzi, Abraham Graziano
Places:
Senigallia, Papal States
(Senigallia, Italy)
Date:
1645
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Andrea Marelli
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1573
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Behold, from the time of our settlement in the city that the Lord has chosen, which He had desired for His habitation (Psalms 132:13), we heard your voice and obeyed, for you stand in the breach…
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Students of the Jerusalem Yeshiva
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1521
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Here, dear reader, is a prayer for you that I composed to be recited on the first night—before your permitted intercourse, by virtue of the marriage canopy, wedding ceremony, and marriage contract…
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Pinḥas Barukh Monselice
Places:
Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
Second Half of the 17th Century
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O God, You have taught me from my youth: and until now I declare Your wondrous deeds (Psalms 71:17)
O God, You are my God; earnestly I seek You: my soul thirsts for You. (Psalms 63:2)
When…
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Menaḥem Azariah da Fano
Places:
Fano, Papal States
(Fano, Italy)
Date:
First Half of the 17th Century
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On the preservation of one’s health when going to sleep and upon awakening. Our master, of blessed memory, wrote the following in laws 4 and 5 [Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Sefer ha-mada, hilkhot de‘ot…
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Ioannes Aloysius Foppa de Rota, Jacob Tsahalon
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Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
1683
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You, Jerusalem, I can never forget;
Rather, I remember you in my every joy,
With tears in my eyes, which never cease.
I am moved by grief and great sadness,
Not by mockery, nor happiness:
Solely to…
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Anonymous
Places:
Ancona, Papal States
(Ancona, Italy)
Date:
1556/7
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Moses Pescarol
Places:
Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
1616
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1520
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In view of the fact that many interfere with their neighbors’ vested rights to have sole privilege of lending money at interest in certain localities, and very often the agency of the non-Jewish…
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The Jewish Communities of Cremona, Venice, and Rome
Places:
Cremona, Spanish Empire
(Cremona, Italy)
Date:
1582