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I must now say something of the condition of the Jewish schools in general. The school is commonly a small smoky hut, and the children are scattered, some on benches, some on the bare earth. The…
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Solomon Maimon
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1792–1793
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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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19th century
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Phineas Halevi
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Halberstadt, Holy Roman Empire
(Halbe Metze, Germany)
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1716
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Ḥayim ben Bezalel
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Worms, Holy Roman Empire
(Worms, Germany)
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Late 15th or 16th Century
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May His great name be blessed! Before everything, it occurred to His simple will to create worlds, for there is no king without a people, as it is said: In the multitude of people is the…
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Naphtali Bacharach
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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1648
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This is what the episode of the Generation of the Dispersion was all about; that they were afraid of a Flood and accordingly sought to erect a tower up to the heavens. One has, however, to understand…
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Jonathan Eybeschütz
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark
(Altona, Germany)
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1820
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In which it is explained that the essence of the Torah is the performance of the commandments, not intellectual knowledge; and also the reason why it is called the Talmud…
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Ḥayim ben Bezalel
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Friedberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Friedberg, Germany)
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1588
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We, the entire assembly of the congregation of Israel, believe that the Torah that is in our possession today is exactly the same as was written by Moses our master, peace be on him. From then until…
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Moses Mendelssohn
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1783
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Samuel ben Moses
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Dessau, Holy Roman Empire
(Dessau, Germany)
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1714