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The man should not purchase meat until he has taken counsel with his wife to see which type of meat she wants him to take, so that the wife cannot later say that it is dark meat…
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Eliezer Shem-Tov Papo
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1872–1874
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…
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The Jewish Community of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
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First Third of the 17th Century
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The three problems that I first asked are explained in regard to all of that which I have said. The first: Why is it called the “Holy Land” and the “Holy Temple”? This is according to the fact that it…
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Jacob ben Abraham Tsaddik, Isaac Karo
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Beginning of the 16th Century
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I am the man they call, at times, mem-bet-aleph, which are the [Hebrew] initials of Michael ben Abraham. At other times I am called aleph-mem-koph: Abraham Michael Cardozo. I am of the Marranos of…
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Abraham Michael Cardoso
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Tripoli, Ottoman Empire
(Tripoli, Lebanon)
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ca. 1668
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Blessed are you to God . . . You the holy congregation of ‘Akron, may your Rock and Creator preserve you; inform us about your concerns and tell us about your happenings, for I and the Minister, the…
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Unknown
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Akron, Ottoman Empire
(Akre, Iraq)
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17th Century