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530 BCE
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The use of wall niches for Torah scrolls was a feature of some of the earliest synagogues and continues today in Mizrahi communities. This striking faience-tile mosaic structure would have decorated a…
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Isfahan, Safavid Empire
(Isfahan, Iran)
Date:
16th Century
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Elitsedek/Eltsadak (son of) Shahli
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Arbā Langeh, Land of Israel
(Arbā Langeh, Iran)
Date:
9th Century BCE
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I shall recount the love of God, the faithful God,
I shall study his words, and prostrate myself to the formidable God, the Lord,
I shall walk in his paths, to the central land, my palace.
Happy…
Contributor:
Amīnā
Places:
Kashan, Safavid Empire
(Kashan, Iran)
Date:
1719/20
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And now, you, my brethren, my people of holy communities in all the places you live, for several years I have been unable to send you reproaches and words of ethics and righteousness. . . . And since…
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Samuel ha-Levi Barazani
Places:
Barazan, Ottoman Empire
(Barazan, Iran)
Date:
17th Century
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In your merciful, compassionate name. In the Arabic language they say, “in the name of God, merciful and compassionate.” And in the Persian tongue they say, “in the name of God, generous and…
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Anonymous
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1740