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Ben-Zion
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1935
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What made Amos vs. Amaziah weigh so heavily in the annals of history? I can only attempt a hint or an inkling of an answer.
I do so best by returning to the vision of Amos, as he…
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Shalom Spiegel
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1957
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This is what the episode of the Generation of the Dispersion was all about; that they were afraid of a Flood and accordingly sought to erect a tower up to the heavens. One has, however, to understand…
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Jonathan Eybeschütz
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark
(Altona, Germany)
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1820
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In his De officiis, most discreet reader, Tullius Cicero writes that nothing can move us so powerfully as to see some form or kind of benefit, which must be esteemed all the more, the less it is of an…
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Yom Tob Athias, Abraham Usque
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Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara
(Ferrara, Italy)
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1553
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Should we not cry and weep that until now our scholars have not concerned themselves to provide us with a 24 [i.e., Bible] in Yiddish, arranged according to the simple meaning of the text, word for…
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Jekutiel Blitz
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1676–1679
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The Master of the Universe gave us the holy and blessed law so that we would enjoy l’olam haba [the world to come], so that we would know and see the light of eternal life. Study and a good…
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Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen, Abraham Asá
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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1739
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King Solomon (may he rest in peace) said: The righteous man walketh in his integrity [Proverbs 20:7]. Now this means that a man should follow God’s…
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Jacob Ashkenazi of Janov
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(Janów Lubelski, Poland)
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Early 17th Century
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This introduction will speak about how important the person is through the Torah. One may read them, since there are many teachings with intentions inside. The teaching of the Lord is…
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Shalom Italia, Jacob Ashkenazi of Janov
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(Janów Lubelski, Poland)
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1622
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I wrote and compiled bit by bit, here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:10), that which I was able to understand. Some of these provide an explanation of verses by analyzing their words themselves…
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ḥayim Atar
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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First Half of the 18th Century
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Now it is not my intention to be a wiseacre when I show people that some rabbinic statements should not be taken literally. Belonging to this genre, is the story of Og uprooting a mountain the size of…
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Azariah de’ Rossi
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
(Mantova, Italy)
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1573–1575