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Every woman is obligated to kindle lights on the eve of each Sabbath and Festival and this is a great mitzvah. And she makes the blessing, “Blessed are You God, our Lord, King of the universe. Who…
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Nicolas de Nicolay, Benjamin Slonik
Places:
Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Poland)
Date:
1577
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A member of the Greek Church, once addressed me in the following words:—“Do you know wherefore you have no longer a king of your own people? It is because you have rejected the faith of…
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Isaac Troki
Places:
Altdorf, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Date:
1593
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The communal treasurer stands on guard at the entrance to the rabbi’s home to make inquiry concerning every invalid or cripple, and by what name he is called. One can hear the noise of the people as…
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David of Makev
Places:
(Maków Mazowiecki, Poland)
Date:
ca. 1798
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Before we write the answers to the wise man’s questions we will cite the questions he posed in his writings, so that the answers can be positioned opposite the…
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Mordechai ben Nisan
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Kukizav, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Kukeziv, Ukraine)
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17th or 18th Century
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In order to understand what is katnut (“smallness”) and what is gadlut (“greatness”), consider this example: If one studies Torah without understanding, he is in a state of…
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Ba‘al Shem Tov
Places:
Międzyboż, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Medzhybizh, Ukraine)
Date:
1793
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Riboyne shel oylem, Almighty God, You created heaven and earth and all creatures with great compassion within six days and with only ten words. And on the seventh day, which is shabes koydesh, You…
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Leah Horowitz
Places:
Glogau, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Głogów, Poland)
Date:
Mid–18th Century