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The historiography of no people is so beset with the pretentious and condemnatory views of dilettantes as is that of the Israelites, which everyone fancies to know from the relevant sources. Thus, no…
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Isaac Markus Jost
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1832
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And Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9.
In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…
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Israel Salanter
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The introduction to the first volume of this work, which you already have, explains that one must know what mitzvot God commanded us to perform, and what he obliged us to avoid, to find…
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Me’am Lo’ez
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
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1764
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Shabbetai Sheftel Auerbach
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1706
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16th Century
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To that courageous, versatile man,
In whom learning and greatness are contained,
And whose fruit is a holy object of praise, namely, my exalted leader and ruler, his honored eminence master Moses…
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Salamone de Rossi
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
(Mantova, Italy)
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1622/23
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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…
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Amīnā
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Kashan, Safavid Empire
(Kashan, Iran)
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1719/20
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Thus said the author, Nehemiah ḥiya, son of my master, my father, Moses ḥayun: I myself know that all who see this book will be greatly astonished, and they will say, “Look at…
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Nehemiah ḥiya ḥayun
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1713
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From the day that God confused all the languages of the land [see Genesis 11:9], through the bitter and rapid exile of the expulsion from Spain, since then all good things have ended for us; our glory…
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Abraham Ibn Ya‘ish
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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1505/6
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One day, I was reading a certain book, which contained eight commentaries on the Song of Songs. More precious than pearls they are; all of their commentaries are sapphires, the words of the living God…
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Isaac Akrish
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1575–1578