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A psalm of Asaph.
O God, heathens have entered Your domain,
defiled Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
They have left Your servants’ corpses
as food for the fowl of heaven,
and the…
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This is the line of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave, bore to Abraham. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth…
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This is the line of Esau—that is, Edom.
Esau took his wives from among the Canaanite women—Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Ohol-ibamah daughter of Anah daughter of Zibeon the Hiv-ite—and…
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
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ca. 1520
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…
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The Jewish Community of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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First Third of the 17th Century
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The three problems that I first asked are explained in regard to all of that which I have said. The first: Why is it called the “Holy Land” and the “Holy Temple”? This is according to the fact that it…
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Jacob ben Abraham Tsaddik, Isaac Karo
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Beginning of the 16th Century
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The Lord spoke once more to His beloved people on the occasion of our teacher Moses wishing to see His divine glory: no man shall…
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Isaac Orobio de Castro
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1670
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A peasant was transporting a large cart of hay. He had to pass through a low gateway, but the cart couldn’t pass under it. People advised the peasant to wear glasses with magnifying lenses, so that…
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S. Beilin
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Second half of the 19th century
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The man should not purchase meat until he has taken counsel with his wife to see which type of meat she wants him to take, so that the wife cannot later say that it is dark meat…
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Eliezer Shem-Tov Papo
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Silistra, Ottoman Empire (Silistra, Bulgaria)
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1872–1874
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Karle:Who is coming? What do I hear! God Almighty!
[Markwitz standing in the door.]
Markwitz, tall, thin appearance. Threadbare elegance of the nineties. He is, without a doubt, a…
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Max Reinhardt
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Berlin, German Empire (Berlin, Germany)
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1901