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It was not without hesitation that I accepted the kind invitation extended to me to deliver the Zunz Lecture of this year. Greatly as I appreciated the honor conferred upon me, I did not find it an…
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Louis Ginzberg
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New York City, United States of America
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1920
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Maimonides, the greatest Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages, was of the opinion that the principles and methods of metaphysics formed part of the traditional lore of the sages of the Mishnah and…
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Isaac Herzog
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Ireland, Ireland
New York City, United States of America
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1929
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Ashkenaz, a descendant of the sons of Noah, grandson of Japheth, son of Gomer (Genesis 10:3).
It was in a rather ancient period in the history of the diaspora that the term Ashkenazim, or descendants…
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Arnold Mandel
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1972
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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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Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,
And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,
Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed…
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Yeḥiel Heilperin
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(Minsk, Belarus)
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ca. 1697
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I cannot refrain from relating an amazing, true story that I heard from that mouth of sanctity, the most outstanding disciple of our Holy Master, the rebbe, my dear friend—may…
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Israel ben Samuel of Shklov
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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1836
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I am astonished to see that for reading just the names of the holy books, one receives his reward, as if he had read and studied them all. If so, then one will not make much of an effort to study…
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Shabbetai Meshorer Bass
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1680
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Hebrew reborn—but, was it ever dead? Or, if it was, how can a dead language be born again?
The millions of Jews all over the world who say their daily prayers in Hebrew, not only understanding but…
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Shalom Spiegel
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New York City, United States of America
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1930
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They [the hasidim] study Kabbalah and Talmud diligently and successfully, and consequently they have among them excellent Talmud scholars. They also comprise three groups, each of them under one chief…
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Bonaventura Mayer
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Regensburg, German Confederation
(Regensburg, Germany)
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1842
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This book was submitted for publication two years ago.Considering that within the realm of Jewish history in nineteenth-century Russia there is no systematically consolidated…
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Yisroel Sosis
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Minsk, Byelorussian SSR
(Minsk, Belarus)
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1929