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Over and above all else we gather here tonight to dedicate ourselves to the loftiest hopes of our country, to renew unshakeable faith in the victory, early or late, of America and all the United…
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Stephen S. Wise
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New York, United States of America
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1942
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A Civil War–era Jewish leader defends the institution of slavery in the South based on his reading of the Hebrew Bible.
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Morris Jacob Raphall
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New York City, United States of America
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1861
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Doña Reina Mendes
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1593–1595
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The three problems that I first asked are explained in regard to all of that which I have said. The first: Why is it called the “Holy Land” and the “Holy Temple”? This is according to the fact that it…
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Jacob ben Abraham Tsaddik, Isaac Karo
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Beginning of the 16th Century
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First, we will explain the reason for the custom of all Israel to read from Tractate Avot on these Sabbaths. We would like to analyze the meaning of the name of the tractate, why it is called Avot…
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Azariah Piccio
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1647
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God created man so that man might know His majesty, which is the highest good: knowing Him, being able to love Him, and loving Him, being able to possess…
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Bernard Picart, Abraham Vaez
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Bayonne, Kingdom of France
(Bayonne, France)
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1710
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Thus said Hananiah Eliyakim, son of our honorable teacher, R. Asael Refael (may the memory of the righteous be for a blessing) Rieti, from the city of Siena:
Will not God seek this out (Psalms 44:22…
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Hananiah Eliakim Rieti
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Luzzara, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
(Luzzara, Italy)
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1648
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A fire is now sweeping over the whole Old World, threatening to annihilate, heaven forbid, more than two-thirds of the Jewish people. Nobody can guarantee that the fire, heaven…
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Yosef Yitshak Schneersohn
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New York, United States of America
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1941
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Gentlemen! This Shabbat, with God’s help, I decided to continue in the interpretation of the article by the blessed teacher Rabbi Meir, may his merit protect us, amen, who said that “whoever is…
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Joseph Messas
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Meknes, Morocco
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1953
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On the eve of the Civil War, a Southern rabbi explains why the Jewish tradition requires an antislavery position. His congregants disagree vehemently with his stance.
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David Einhorn
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Baltimore, United States of America
Date:
1861