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I have realized, and my attention has been drawn to the fact that many people say that the salvation of women is not on the same level as that of men, for their [women’s] knowledge is limited. They…
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Gedaliah Ibn Yaḥya
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ca. 1550
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The enlightened will awaken, and he who understands will rise up to waken his soul, which will speak to his body; and his body will speak with his evil inclination.
And thus, the soul will…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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1712
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In summary, man was created not for his state in this world, but for his state in the world-to-come. His state in this world, however, serves as the means toward [attaining] his state in the world-to…
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Moses Ḥayim Luzzatto
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1738
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As the first and most beautiful relationship in which woman is undeniably necessary to man—the object of his first affections, to whom he owes all of cherishing, happiness, and health, from infancy to…
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Grace Aguilar
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Brighton, United Kingdom
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1844
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These are the conditions for a proper wife so that she will be cherished by her husband, so that he will not come to set his…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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1712
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After we have proved that it is more suitable for man to be careful with the rational commandments than with all other types of commandments, we must say that this exalted commandment, i.e…
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Elijah Capsali
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Early 16th Century
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[ . . . ] Each man should raise his children to Torah and good deeds. Each man should always ensure that his children learn Torah while they are still young and he should have them learn…
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Isaac ben Eliyakim of Posen
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
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1620
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The aforementioned lights are sufficient to flee from gossip and to shut one’s ears to the gossipmonger and to the talebearer because they are enemies to be greatly feared, which are found in a…
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Isaac de Moses de Paz
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Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Livorno, Italy)
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1734
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Indeed, our human situation now stands on such a low level that we need not look either to intellectual or to outside factors to account for its stumbling blocks or confusions. Nowadays, if one is in…
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Yoyzl Horowitz
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Novogrudok, Russian Empire (Navahrudak, Belarus)
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1914
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Here, dear reader, is a prayer for you that I composed to be recited on the first night—before your permitted intercourse, by virtue of the marriage canopy, wedding ceremony, and marriage contract…
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Pinḥas Barukh Monselice
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Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
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Second Half of the 17th Century