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Our dear brethren, Children of Israel, perhaps the time has now come to repair the breaches in our ranks; let us return to uphold the Torah of the Almighty with all our strength. Who will be the…
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ḥayim of Volozhin
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Volozhin, Russian Empire
(Valozhyn, Belarus)
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1803
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I was sent to school at Iwenez, about fifteen miles from our abode, and here I began to study Talmud. The study of the Talmud is the chief object of a learned education among our people. Riches…
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Solomon Maimon
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1792–1793
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Since the theme of the Noachide commandments has arisen for consideration, I shall mention here what I presented before the assembly of rabbis in the great city [Paris] in the year 5567 [1807], and it…
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Aaron Worms of Metz
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Metz, Kingdom of France
(Metz, France)
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1831
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One of the most important things that the government has introduced in Russia to improve education among Jews is the decree that each community must choose a…
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Berish Rozenblum, Menashe Margolis
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Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
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1864
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We have already offered a glimpse, in our program, into the nature of this publication. Yet the desire to open our heart, especially to those benevolent people who have looked favorably upon…
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Giuseppe Levi and Esdra Pontremoli
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Vercelli, Kingdom of Sardinia
(Vercelli, Italy)
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1853
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The Yiddish language is our mother tongue. But is it the language of education, by means of which we can best understand each other? Does anyone even make the suggestion that…
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Shiye Mordkhe Lifshits
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Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
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1863
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Shalom Italia
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1640–1649
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Joseph Karo, Moses Isserles
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Kraków, Poland)
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1721/23
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Atzlan ben Abraham al-Karaji
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18th Century
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Samuel Benavente
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1699