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Adorned with a lush vegetative frame and putti (cherubs) carrying banners, this ketubah (marriage contract) marks the wedding of David and Dona Rachel Curiel, prominent members of Amsterdam’s…
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Artist Unknown
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1617
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David Nieto
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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1724
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Says the youth, Gedaliah, the Lord has granted me the merit to begin the work of heaven, today Wednesday, the 23rd of Tammuz, 5347 (July 29, 1587). I have fixed it for a fast and remembrance for ever…
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Gedaliah Cordovero
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1587
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If we should lack nothing else than veils, it would be all right.
May peace and healthy days be your lot always; to you, my much beloved daughter, may you live long, you who are pious and virtuous…
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Reisel Landau
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1619
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The Klausen Synagogue in Prague gets its name from the kloyz (a complex of buildings used for religious purposes, including synagogues) that originally stood on its site, erected in the 1570s. The…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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17th Century
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Then Khalīāl answered God:
“I have sworn an oath upon the Truth;
I will not hold back my hand from Isaac
Until my oath is carried out. O Lord,
My condition to desist is a witnessed covenant,
That…
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Amīnā
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Beginning of the 18th Century
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This wooden tevah—a stand or reader’s platform used for supporting Torah scrolls—was made and used in Yemen. It was the practice in Yemen for boys to become active participants in synagogue services…
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18th Century
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This partially gilt-silver Torah crown from Poland is studded with semi-precious stones. Its two-tiered base is typical of Torah crowns from Eastern Europe. It is inscribed in Hebrew with the words,…
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Artist Unknown
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1729
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King Solomon, of blessed memory, wrote in Proverbs that one ought not to be too pious and one ought not to do too much evil. [The allusion, however, is to Ecclesiastes 7:16–17.] Accordingly, our sages…
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Zvi Hirsch Koidanover
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
Date:
1705
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I have experienced in yishuvim [Jewish communities—Ed.] that old women are unable to keep the commandment of nido [menstrual purity—Ed.] properly. When they examine themselves and find a spot of blood…
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Elḥanan Kirkhhain
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Kirchhain, Holy Roman Empire (Kirchhain, Germany)
Date:
1727