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Now I will give instructions concerning how to look after me from the beginning of my final illness—when the day of judgment comes, during all the period of my illness, and the time of my death, when…
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Naphtali ha-Kohen Katz
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1718
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The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the people of Israel. Say to them:
The Lord bless you and protect you!
The Lord deal kindly and graciously with…
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Ketef Hinnom, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Artist Unknown
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Bordeaux, Kingdom of France
(Bordeaux, France)
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1747
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“I, too, have authority, the authority of the Lord, blessed be He, of the Shekinah and all the members of the Heavenly Academy.”
[Padua, 16 March 1730]
Oh, thou great Prince, lofty pillar, Gaon R…
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Moses Ḥayim Luzzatto
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
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1730
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On the Sabbath a few young girls were [playing] going up and down a ladder in the house of Bella Stella. One of them, Marchigiana, daughter of Aron di Joab, [tripped . . . and] fell; and her virginity…
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Anonymous
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1539
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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)
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1542
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There was a certain man in our country who had become totally impoverished, and who had betrothed his elder daughter to her appropriate mate. During the period of her betrothal—the date fixed for…
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Moses Isserles
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Kraków, Poland)
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Mid–16th Century
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With the Almighty’s assistance.
It having been the case that the esteemed and exalted R. Joseph Fico, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, has been perpetually quarreling with his esteemed wife, Mrs…
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Jan Luyken, Anonymous
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1607
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Text endorsing regulations concerning the playing of instrumental music and other entertainments, and the night-time bridal procession, drafted by me with the powerful endorsement of the sages—may…
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Peter Fehr, The Jewish Community of Salonika
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1654
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Question 4: Reuben, a young Torah scholar from the city of Tiberias, contracted a marital arrangement with Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Jacob, from the city of Sepphoris. This is the text of the…
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Joseph Katzabi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
Second Half of the 17th Century