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I have divided this garment into three parts, all of which can serve as cloaks for the rabbis. I have arranged them in the following order: the first part is my commentary on the Guide…
Contributor:
Mordechai Jaffe
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Poznan, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Poznan, Poland)
Date:
1603
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When you see the planets and constellations circling heaven at all hours, do not imagine that they are speeding, like a runner in a valley, to show off their prowess. No, it is a sublime cause that…
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Judah Zarco
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1560
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In reference to the deceased’s name, the central verse fragment on this monument reads “And Mordechai came before the king. . .” (Esther 8:1), and the top panel contains a low relief of a richly clad…
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Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Curaçao)
Date:
1716
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Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor, Artist Unknown
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16th Century
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In order to know whether our comet was one of the those that the astrologers described, it is necessary to…
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Asher bar Samuel ha-Kohen, Leyb ben Samuel Oppenheim, Jacob Rosales
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Lisbon, Portuguese Empire
(Lisbon, Portugal)
Date:
1619
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To the Most Serene Great Prince of Etruria, Hero and Admirable Man, Cosmo the Third
To the Most Serene Great Prince.
In this era of ours, Most Serene Great Prince, when the various branches of…
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Atzlan ben Abraham al-Karaji, Jacob Rosales
Places:
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
(Florence, Italy)
Date:
1654