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In the words of this honest song,
Many pious Jews will delight.
Women and children, young men and young women,
This honest song will please the heart of every Jewish child.
In all your…
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Jacob Tausk
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1666
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1. A head of household, student, or youth—be he local or a foreigner, whether he eats for free, or pays for his food—may not wear a camisol [vest] of gold cloth or brocade with…
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Johannes Alexander Böner, The Jewish Community of Fürth
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Fürth, Holy Roman Empire
(Fürth, Germany)
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1728–1754
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1750
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1750
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There was once a king who built a beautiful palace and hired two painters to paint it to the best of their abilities. He would pay them well.
And the painters said, “We will work diligently and…
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Anshel Levi
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1579
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I set the Yiddish letters with my own hands.
Elle, daughter of the respected rabbi Moses from Holland.
I am not more than nine years old.
Among six children I am the only daughter.
Therefore, if you…
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Behrend Lehmann, Elle bat Moses ben Abraham Ger
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Dessau, Holy Roman Empire
(Dessau, Germany)
Date:
1696
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Meat strengthens the body and provides it better nourishment than the other foods. Right after slaughtering it is very good and useful, but old meat is one of the causes of illness. The hard meat of…
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David de Silva
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
First Half of the 18th Century
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Before we write the answers to the wise man’s questions we will cite the questions he posed in his writings, so that the answers can be positioned opposite the…
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Mordechai ben Nisan
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Kukizav, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Kukeziv, Ukraine)
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17th or 18th Century
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Ḥevra Kadisha of Prague
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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16th Century
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Rötger Herfurth
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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ca. 1769–1776