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Contributor:
Mattetiah Spagnolo
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Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1583
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. . . and caused us to reach this appointed time.On the first night, one should recite the blessing “who has kept us alive . . .” But on the second night, one should not read it.Blessed are…
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Unknown
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Kaifeng, Qing Dynasty
(Kaifeng, China)
Date:
17th Century
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people and say to them:
These are My fixed times, the fixed times of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as sacred occasions.
On six days work…
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Biblical Period
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Once again, following our custom of addressing readers [of the weekly journal Jutrzenka (Dawn), April 3, 1863] in view of the upcoming celebrations, we open the book of books, our holy Torah, in order…
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Daniel Neufeld
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Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1863
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In times of emergency, all types of kitniyot (legumes, pulses) may certainly be permitted to be eaten during Passover, for even our Master, the Ba‘al Ha-Turim [Rabbenu Jacob, son of Asher]…
Contributor:
Jacob Emden
Places:
Altona, Kingdom of Denmark
(Altona, Germany)
Date:
1761
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Artist Unknown
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Parma, Duchy of Milan
(Parma, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1500
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Artist Unknown
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Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1500–1549
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This maḥzor (holiday prayer book) contains the festival prayers for the whole year, according to the rite of Carpentras, and was copied in Provence. The Jews of the former papal territory of Comtat…
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Artist Unknown
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Carpentras, Papal States
(Carpentras, France)
Date:
1540/1
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Passover is coming soon and I ask you to invite me to the seder. Let me in!
I won’t cost you very much. I don’t eat kneydlekh! Don’t serve me maror, the bitter herbs—I was born with them!
Do not ask…
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David Pinski, Y. L. Peretz
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1895
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Since time immemorial Jews in every city would customarily kasher the dishes they use throughout the year for Passover—glassware by soaking, and pots by heating them to a very high temperature. But a…
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Rosalea Gershenowitz, Urye Kahan
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1884