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Haggadah (Crete)
Mattetiah Spagnolo
1583
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Mattetiah ben David Spagnolo, the descendant of Jews from Spain, was a scribe active in Crete in the sixteenth century. He is documented as being the scribe of the Jewish community in Crete from 1577 to 1579.
“…but Rabbi, even if I can read some of the prayers I still don’t understand what I’m saying.… To tell you the truth I’d rather take a quiet reflective walk in the park this…
Asleep in songs and lullabies was my heart, while I was dreaming, imagining myself amidst poets, as eloquent and intelligent as the finest wine yeast.From my drunken slumber an illustrious man awoke…
Why should I write to you about myself? Nothing has happened in the meantime in my personal life. My son is still with me, as before. He is still an Extern. He knows the gymnasium [university…