Showing Results 1 - 10 of 13
Sad is the man who forgets God
without waking from the dream of his error,
and of the evil that awaits him is never aware
until his sin of his death is the cause.
In his obstinate and…
The Three Ketovim
There are three Ketovim: in the early morning
One wanders off, who in the fresh bread
Has concealed his shameless anger.
Do not eat it, as it will lead to a painful death,
Over the…
To the city of London, to the complete sage R. Solomon Ayalon, in the year 1697.
Inasmuch as the members of the mahamad [board of governors] consider it a vile practice among us today for youngsters to strike with…
Following his retirement, Hijman Binger created a daily prayer book, drawing its texts from well-known sources and illustrating the manuscript with the help of his children. Completed in 1820, the…
Aryeh Judah Leib ben David (d. 1709), known as Leib Calisch, or Kalischer, was rabbi in the communities of Kremsier (now Kroměříž, Czech Republic); Łobżenica (in modern-day Poland); and Kalisz, Poland…
This page of selichot (penitential prayers) is from a Dutch translation of penitential Prayers and Psalms made for Sarah de la Farra in Amsterdam.
The frontispiece of this book of penitential prayers, printed in Amsterdam by David de Castro Tartas, proclaims the pro-Sabbatean beliefs that were then widespread in the Amsterdam Jewish community…
No one may accommodate non-Jews [in the synagogue] without the permission of the mahamad [board of governors].
In the past, it was promulgated that no person may get up from his place to go to greet…
Come, faithful community, To Him who dwells on high, Come, let us sing.O garden dweller, Young and old, Come, let us sing.We will exalt His name, We are His people, Come, let us sing. …