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Josua da Silva
d. 1679
Josua da Silva, born in Amsterdam, was of Portuguese descent. He was ḥakham (rabbi) of the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue (Shaar Asamayim, now known as the Bevis Marks) in London, from 1670 until his death in 1679. During this time, he also served as the community’s cantor and taught in the Talmud Torah. His book of sermons about the thirteen articles of faith, which was published posthumously by his wife, offers fascinating details about London’s Jewish community.
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Discursos predicaveis que o doctor Haham Yeoshua da Silva pregoe no Kahal Kados Saar a Samayim (Preaching Discourses That the Haham Josua da Silva Preached in the Shaar Asamayim Synagogue)
A King had many natural sons, whom he handed over to lords and princes, his vassals, to rear and feed, and he had another legitimate son whom he greatly loved, and brought him up with him in his…
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