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Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,
And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,
Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed…
Contributor:
Yeḥiel Heilperin
Places:
Minsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Minsk, Belarus)
Date:
ca. 1697
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And just as a person finds pleasant only such food as he has prepared himself, in accordance with what he wishes to eat, and has no desire whatsoever to depend upon his neighbor’s table, so too, he…
Contributor:
Ḥayim ben Bezalel
Places:
Friedberg, Holy Roman Empire (Friedberg, Germany)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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Avot 5:6: Ten things were created on the eve of the Sabbath at twilight: The mouth of the earth, the mouth of the well, the mouth of [Balaam’s] ass, the rainbow, the manna, the rod, the shamir-worm…
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Judah Loew
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1589