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These are the generations of Isaac ben ḥayim ben Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac (Genesis 25:19) ben Joseph among the kohanim who trace their family back to Pinehas, son of Eliezer, son of Aaron the…
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Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
First Half of the 16th Century
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As for myself, I was constantly going back in my studies as well as in manners and conduct. After a while, my father decided to send me to Prague, which was a day’s journey. My older brother was also…
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Anonymous
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1685
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1550
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I went to the grave of the Tanna Ila, a man from the village of Yavneh who is mentioned in the tractates Berakhot and Avot, and afterwards we went to the grave of the pious Tanna R. Judah bar Ila‘i…
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Isaiah Horowitz
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1621
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Let us return to our first matter, because these two territories, which we discussed, Masterdam [Amsterdam] and Igeltiera [England], in all of them they follow the Sephardic rite from the tribe of…
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Sasson Ḥay Castiel
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1700
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This is both Sinai and the uprooter of mountains, the book Sefer Hatashbeṣ, which was composed by the king, the great eagle, the renowned sage, the grand prince, the light of…
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Meir Crescas
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1739
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Istanbul has been blessed with a unique geography. It is for this reason that a neighborhood appearing no larger than a pin on the map will reveal itself as a sprawling snarl of intricate lanes and…
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Ilan Karmi
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Istanbul, Turkey
Date:
1992
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Before your plane to Israel departs, recite T’fillat Haderekh, “Prayer for a Safe Journey […].” Then, during the flight, read the following.
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Elizabeth Ehrlich
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Woodstock, United States of America
Date:
1998
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“Shalom and good morning everyone, allow me to extend a warm and of course respectful welcome to you, our honored guests, on behalf of Viva Travel, on this Down Memory Lane package tour, including a…
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Gábor T. Szántó
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Budapest, Hungary
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2004
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Not fire and sun—but our blood will redden, Oh Zion, your mountains—
Right after disembarking and finishing my business with the numruk [custom house], I hurried to Petah Tikva. My friends implored…
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David Ben-Gurion
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1921