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It happened one day that Sabbatai Zevi returned from Egypt with his wife. As he entered Gaza, the prophet Nathan cried out with a loud voice: “This is the saviour of Israel, the messiah of the God of…
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Abraham Cuenque
Date:
ca. 1692
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At the beginning of the month of Tammuz 5349 [began June 15, 1589], in order not to remain idle, I began to give lessons in Torah to the son of Manasseh Levi of blessed memory and to Joseph the son of…
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Leone Modena
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1618–1648
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When I was born, I was given the name Manuel, after my grandfather, Manuel Alvares Pinto, as was said earlier. For this reason and because I was my father’s eldest son, my grandfather always had me…
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Isaac de Pinto
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1671
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When [Isaac Luria] was sick, he blessed each companion with a suitable blessing for him, in accordance with the spark of his soul. R. ḥayim Vital was not there with them at the time of the blessing…
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Unknown
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1534–1572