Letter to His Son
How good and agreeable is it, when brothers live in one house, and how much more father and son1
Peace to my beloved, dear and darling son, whose soul is bound to my soul, the intimate friend, the honored Rabbi Moses, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, and peace also to thy little daughter, may she live!
I want to write thee first why I send…
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