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The first “finger” is called Or Torah (The Light of Torah), as it consists of my notes on the Torah. Now, these notes will be useful for all people, but will provide their fullest benefit only to…
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Menaḥem di Lonzano
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1618
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If the Lord shepherds me in the wilderness,
I will find that my cup runs over for me
With vines, fig trees, and pomegranates;
There my soul will be satisfied and live.
A…
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Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen
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Zante, Republic of Venice
(Zakynthos, Greece)
Date:
Before 1719
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Question: Since it is true from time immemorial and ancient years that we observe the customs of our ancestors, as is the practice of the Musta‘arabim [Arabic-speaking Jews] everywhere among the Jews…
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Yom Tov Tzahalon
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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17th Century
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Says Moses, son of my master, our teacher R. Jacob Albelda:
My soul, my spirit, and my breath render most copious thanks, tenfold, unto the Lord of all things, may He be blessed and magnified, for all…
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Moses Albelda
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Before 1583
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In Midrash ḥazit [Midrash Rabbah Song of Songs] it is stated:
And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; ye…
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Isaac Vega
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Nikopolis, Ottoman Empire
(Nikopol, Bulgaria)
Date:
1621
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And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojourning, in the land of Canaan (Genesis 37:1): In that part of the land of Canaan where his father had lived, similar to the verse: [To Mamre, to Kiryat…
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Ovadiah Sforno
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Bologna, Papal States
(Bologna, Italy)
Date:
Before 1550
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After we have proved that it is more suitable for man to be careful with the rational commandments than with all other types of commandments, we must say that this exalted commandment, i.e…
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Elijah Capsali
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Early 16th Century
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I shall begin by praising the True One
who in six days created the whole entire world
and on the seventh day He ceased work and rested.
Give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, for His…
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Unknown
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1702
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This is to announce to all interested in my book that when the head of the printers, the princely Daniel Bomberg, the Christian, decided to print the Twenty…
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Elye Bokher
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1538
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In this way God sought to clarify, test, and verify the lesson which I wrote that the Torah is the essence of all entities, in two respects. First, in the previous sermon I wrote that God…
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Isaac Adarbi
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1586