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These are the words of the insignificant man, Joseph Karo, son of the great R. Ephraim, son of the great R. Joseph Karo, may he be remembered for the life of the world to come.
I shall…
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Joseph Karo
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1563
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Question: Reuven has a single daughter, soft and delicate, whom he married to Ḥanokh ben Judah with a dowry of a thousand sultanish. The bride is twelve years old, and in her father’s home she was…
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Joseph Karo
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1542
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who created His world for the purpose of mankind, and, from all the different sorts of men, chose for Himself a nation as a special treasure—namely…
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Joseph Karo
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1542
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Question: Since it is true from time immemorial and ancient years that we observe the customs of our ancestors, as is the practice of the Musta‘arabim [Arabic-speaking Jews] everywhere among the Jews…
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Yom Tov Tzahalon
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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17th Century
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[And I read some words to this effect in the letter of R. Abraham Blipp—may the All-Merciful protect and redeem him—written to Venice on November 5, 1607, to our teacher, R. Judah—may the righteous be…
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Abraham Blipp
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1607
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One may not behave frivolously in synagogues and study houses, including exhibiting such behaviors as laughter, teasing, and idle conversation. One may not eat or drink in them, nor may one…
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Joseph Karo
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1563