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The man should not purchase meat until he has taken counsel with his wife to see which type of meat she wants him to take, so that the wife cannot later say that it is dark meat…
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Eliezer Shem-Tov Papo
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1872–1874
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There was an incident involving a woman who came before the court to get a divorce. Her name was Melok, and she had no other known name at all. It occurred to me in this regard that the name…
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Abraham ben Mordechai ha-Levi
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Venice, Ottoman Empire
(Egypt)
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1694
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We, the elders and leaders of the village of Hasköy, have signed below on the advice of our teacher, the rabbi, may he enjoy a long life. Whereas, there are in this village of ours an association of…
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The Confraternity of Boatmen in Hasköy, Istanbul
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Hasköy, Ottoman Empire
(Hasköy, Turkey)
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1708
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…
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The Jewish Community of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
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First Third of the 17th Century
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Question 30: From Gaza: may our master teach us whether the inhabitants of Gaza are obligated to separate terumot and tithes, as there are a few people who own land. In general, the question is…
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David Ibn Abi Zimra
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
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Mid–16th Century
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A list of regulations passed in the Ashkenazic community of Safed, may it be sustained, by order of the officials, some rabbis, and certain members, for fifty years, from Shevat 12 in the year 5336…
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Moses Trani
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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1576
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[By “war”] I mean concrete war—rather than a war of words or an incomplete war of demonstrations. I am not in denial regarding the existence of these words or those demonstrations, and neither do I…
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Murād Faraj
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
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1912
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Good words of the society of orphan girls of Izmir. In the Name of the Holy One, regulations and new ordinances established for the good governance and with worthy dissemination, with which we must…
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Cornelis de Bruyn, The Dotar (Provision of Dowries for Poor Brides) Confraternity of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
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1644
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With the help of the Almighty; this is a true copy of the original.
We, the undersigned, hereby confirm that the guild of kayīkjis [caique-owners; boatmen] of Ortaköy have undertaken the obligation to…
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The Confraternity of Boatmen in Ortaköy, Istanbul
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Ortaköy, Ottoman Empire
(Ortaköy, Turkey)
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1712
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The following incident occurred: On the holy Sabbath of ḥol ha-mo‘ed Passover in the year 5335 [1575], many virtuous individuals from the Lisbon congregation arose and came to an agreement among…
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Nicolas de Nicolay, Isaac Adarbi
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
Mid–16th Century