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The following incident occurred: On the holy Sabbath of ḥol ha-mo‘ed Passover in the year 5335 [1575], many virtuous individuals from the Lisbon congregation arose and came to an agreement among…
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Nicolas de Nicolay, Isaac Adarbi
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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These are the words of the insignificant man, Joseph Karo, son of the great R. Ephraim, son of the great R. Joseph Karo, may he be remembered for the life of the world to come.
I shall…
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Joseph Karo
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1563
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Furthermore, with regard to a synagogue, one should be careful when leaving the synagogue not to leave with one’s back to the altar, where the Torah scroll is placed. Rather, one should face the holy…
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Elijah de Vidas
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1579
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The king assigned them portions of food and wine, each day on its day, from the king’s food and wine. They were to raise [the boys] three years; afterwards some of them would stand before the king…
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Samuel de Valerio
Places:
Chalandritsa, Ottoman Empire
(Chalandritsa, Greece)
Date:
1580
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O Lord of everything, who seeks the nation that seeks you,
Do not separate yourself from us, and we will not separate from you—O Lord of everything!
For you, O…
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Eleazar Azikri
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1584–1588
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O my soul’s beloved, merciful father, drag your servant to do your will!
Your…
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Eleazar Azikri
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1584–1588
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[And I read some words to this effect in the letter of R. Abraham Blipp—may the All-Merciful protect and redeem him—written to Venice on November 5, 1607, to our teacher, R. Judah—may the righteous be…
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Abraham Blipp
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1607
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On the Messiah and his circumstances, whether or not he has come.
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Sébastien Leclerc, Leone Modena
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1645
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And after the rabbi [Joseph Karo] went to Safed he studied in the study house of the rabbi, our master, Jacob Berab, and became a disciple of our master R. Berab, as is written in several places. The…
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David Conforte
Places:
Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
Date:
1678
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One may not behave frivolously in synagogues and study houses, including exhibiting such behaviors as laughter, teasing, and idle conversation. One may not eat or drink in them, nor may one…
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Joseph Karo
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1563