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Israel is rejuvenated like the majestic
Eagle, in the Sapphire of faithfulness,
Flying in the goodness of observance,
Its gaze fixed on the…
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Daniel Levi de Barrios
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1688
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- The mahamad [congregation board] shall have supreme authority over everything. And no one shall be able to contravene the decisions taken and promulgated by the said mahamad, nor shall they sign any…
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Romeyn de Hooghe, Kahal Talmud Torah of the Sephardic Jews in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1639
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Zetim:How blessed and how happy must that man
A thousand times be called who acknowledges
One God alone, a single entity.
Gerizim:How happy and how blessed must he be
Who in God’s holy Law meditates
B…
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Reuel Jessurun
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1624
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David de Castro Tartas
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1666
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On the night of 20 Iyar 5503 [May 14, 1743], the sad news was announced regarding the death of the most exemplary ḥazan [cantor] R. Sem[uel] Rod[rigue]s Mendes, in…
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David Franco Mendes
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1743