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We the undersigned hereby declare that to sustain the community and for the welfare and the peace of the communities of our city, of common accord we have issued for twenty years the following…
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The Jewish Community of Salonika
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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1617
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To the city of London, to the complete sage R. Solomon Ayalon, in the year 1697.
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Isaack Luttichuys, The Jewish Community of Prague, Jacob Sasportas
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1697
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Regarding that which is written: a man’s gift [makes room for him] (Proverbs 18:16), this means that the gift itself, which one personally gives to the poor, will make room for him. When you provide…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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ca. 1700
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I was asked by a resident in London concerning a portable electric lamp called “Kosher Lamp” which has a separate upper part which is made to direct the light or to cover it up altogether by twisting…
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Chanoch HaCohen Ehrentreu
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London, United Kingdom
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2003
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It should be known that after her immersion, every woman should persuade her husband and see to it that he study before he lies with her. And so we find it written regarding Boaz, “And Boaz ate…
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Benjamin Slonik
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
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1577
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This book is a translation of all the Laws that are necessary for people of whatever sort. Translated from the book written by the accomplished sage who edited and expanded the Law in…
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Unknown
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Mid–16th Century
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In the presence of all the rabbis and the entire council (qri’ah) of Rome, the Scuola Catalana-Aragonese [Catalan-Aragonese Congregation] agrees to release Giuseppe Picciotto from a ban (niddui). The…
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The Catalan-Aragonese Congregation of Rome
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Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)
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1536
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We have accepted upon ourselves the rabbi, aluf, the gaon, our teacher and master R. Isaiah ben R. Abraham ha-Levi, of blessed memory, to serve as our av bet din [head of the court] and rosh yeshiva…
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The Jewish Community of Frankfurt am Main
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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1606
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalms 111:10)
1. The rabbi shall be permitted to retain in his exalted academy ten members of the community, fifteen outstanding students and…
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The Jewish Community of Tykocin
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Tykocin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)
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1718
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I have divided this garment into three parts, all of which can serve as cloaks for the rabbis. I have arranged them in the following order: the first part is my commentary on the Guide…
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Mordechai Jaffe
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Poznan, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poznan, Poland)
Date:
1603