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[ . . . ] And all the more so with our brethren the people of Israel who come from the lands of the dispersion, who do not know and have not seen the way in which every person called by the name of…
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Samuel Aboab
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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ca. 1650
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[47] Now all that remains is to reply to certain arguments by which they want to persuade themselves that the choice of the Hebrews was not for a time, and in relation only to their state, but eternal…
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Baruch Spinoza
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1670
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There was once a Mohel, who was very avaricious. He had inherited some money, and his sole pleasure was to augment his wealth, and count his gold and silver coin. In his own opinion he was a religious…
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Wolf Pascheles
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Prague, Austrian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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ca. 1847
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24 December. Sunday. [ . . . ]
This morning my nephew’s circumcision. A short, bow-legged man, Austerlitz, who already has 2,800 circumcisions behind him, deftly executed the affair. The oper is…
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Franz Kafka
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Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1911
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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Walk in My ways and be blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will…
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Altona, 24 Ab 5603
Chief Rabbi!
Messrs. Adler and Fuld, members of your congregation, asked for my opinion, from the Jewish-religious perspective…
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Jacob Ettlinger
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark (Altona, Germany)
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1844
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Tuesday, parashat Shemini 5643 (1883), Sighet.
To the astute and erudite master, R. Eli Marder, may his light shine. I received your letter concerning the wicked men who do not allow their sons to be…
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Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum
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Sziget, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Szigetvár, Hungary)
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1883