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But when we live in houses of hewn stone…
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Jonathan Eybeschütz
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Metz, Kingdom of France
(Metz, France)
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1744
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Victory, Victory (oh most worthy congregation) Victory, not only once but many times shall I say and repeat that word, for it is such a joyous day for this entire, dear congregation, to be able to…
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Samuel Mendes de Sola
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Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Curaçao)
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1750
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This is therefore followed by a question: since it is so that we are still slaves, why is this night of Egyptian exile different from all the other nights of exile under other kingdoms? Why all this…
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Ezekiel Landau
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1782
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Says the Author:
O my God! Remember for good my most honorable Master, my father, my teacher in respect of the Divine precepts—may his memory be for a blessing for the life of the World-to-Come! I…
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Eleazer Fleckeles
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1799–1800
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It is known that in the case of any proper work to be accomplished or any project to be achieved, the essential point is the end goal [תכלית] of the project…
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Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz
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Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Poland)
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1580
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Since animals do not use these faculties [strength, speed, or cunning] for the purpose of [gaining] their livelihood, this shows that that which a man does with the strength of his body, and the sweat…
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Judah Loew
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1599
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The Israelites were fertile, wa-yishreṣu wa-yirbu wa-ya‘aṣmu very greatly, so that the land was full with them (Exod. 1:7).
“R. Isaac said, Whoever takes pleasure in an optional…
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Saul Levi Mortera
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1622
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The Argument of the Sermon: The sermon in its main argument will open…
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Paul Christian Kirchner, Judah Moscato
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
(Mantova, Italy)
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1588
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Assimilation in our day has spoiled and distorted the essence of our festivals. It has turned Rosh Hashanah into a day of festivity filled with the sound of music and song. However, the first day of…
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Yehiel Yaakov Weinberg
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1937
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To explain the verse with which we started, we will set forth another thesis. It is a custom in Israel—and custom has the status of Torah—for preachers to travel from city to city to rebuke the people…
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Zeraḥ Eidlitz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1766