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Furthermore, with regard to a synagogue, one should be careful when leaving the synagogue not to leave with one’s back to the altar, where the Torah scroll is placed. Rather, one should face the holy…
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Elijah de Vidas
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1579
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To the eminent sage, his honor our rabbi, R. Samson Bacchi of Casale, may the Compassionate One keep and preserve him
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Moses Zacuto
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1672
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Now, after God has made known to you all of this by means of the toil of my hands, having gathered and bound them together, may the strength of my hand grow to write to you and to present before you…
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Gedaliah Ibn Yaḥya
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Italy)
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Mid–16th Century
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For man to resemble his Creator according to the secret of the Supernal Crown he must possess, too, many of the chief qualities of the divine providence.
- The quality of humility includes all qualities…
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Moses Cordovero
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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Mid–16th Century
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The concept of Love is further explained in the Zohar [II, Ki Tissa, 190b], where it is stated as follows:
The Torah contains within it love and brotherhood and truth. Abraham loved…
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Elijah de Vidas
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1579
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Why this knowledge, which is called “the science of kabbalah” [ḥokhmat ha-kabbalah] contradicts itself, and each one of these names (i.e., “science” and “kabbalah”) is not suitable to it…
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1638