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Considering the great harm and dangers that have befallen the religious communities of Israel on account of overdressing both by women and by young men, we, the undersigned honorable parnasim…
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The Portuguese Jewish Community of Tunis
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Tunis, Ottoman Empire (Tunis, Tunisia)
Date:
1726
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This is a prayer book for women in Ladino for the whole year, with its order of blessings at the end. And the order for washing the hands and many other laws applicable to all of the most common…
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Meir Benveniste
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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ca. 1565
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With the Almighty’s assistance.
It having been the case that the esteemed and exalted R. Joseph Fico, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, has been perpetually quarreling with his esteemed wife, Mrs…
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Unknown
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1607
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Text endorsing regulations concerning the playing of instrumental music and other entertainments, and the night-time bridal procession, drafted by me with the powerful endorsement of the sages—may…
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Peter Fehr, The Jewish Community of Salonika
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1654
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Question 4: Reuben, a young Torah scholar from the city of Tiberias, contracted a marital arrangement with Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Jacob, from the city of Sepphoris. This is the text of the…
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Joseph Katzabi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Second Half of the 17th Century