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Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch
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Gross Meseritsch, Holy Roman Empire
(Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic)
Date:
1728
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Jacob Huli
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1730
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502. Since our eyes have seen the great neglect of Torah among schoolchildren, caused by [not] printing of folios of the Gemara [with Rashi’s commentary], because the…
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Moses Belmonte, The Council of the Lands of Lithuania
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1655, 1667, 1679
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I am astonished to see that for reading just the names of the holy books, one receives his reward, as if he had read and studied them all. If so, then one will not make much of an effort to study…
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Shabbetai Meshorer Bass
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1680
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The great value of prayer is well known. It is formulated in the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings, and explained further in the words of our rabbis of blessed memory. It is called the service of…
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The Council of the Four Lands
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Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Lublin, Poland)
Date:
1617
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“That which is well known needs no proof,” and the root cause is the skilled operating of the printing shop in the holy community of Żółkiew [Zhovkva], may the Rock preserve it, which was established…
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The Council of the Four Lands
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Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Lublin, Poland)
Date:
1699
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Phineas Halevi
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Halberstadt, Holy Roman Empire
(Halbe Metze, Germany)
Date:
1716