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If one who has been excommunicated does not act to have his excommunication removed within thirty days, and the local rabbinic court sees and observes that he remains in his state of rebellion when he…
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The Council of the Lands of Lithuania
Places:
Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Lublin, Poland)
Date:
1623–1629
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A protective fence against those who curse the public and open their mouths without restraint with foul language.
The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things…
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The Jewish Community of Crete
Places:
Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1504
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A list of regulations passed in the Ashkenazic community of Safed, may it be sustained, by order of the officials, some rabbis, and certain members, for fifty years, from Shevat 12 in the year 5336…
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Moses Trani
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1576
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Since the law prohibits one, in no uncertain terms, from depicting figures, the question one may ask is how Jews have had all manner of paintings in their homes? And it is not enough to say that only…
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Moses Raphael d’Aguilar
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
17th Century
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When we were gathered together, we the undersigned, to negotiate the repair of fissures in our city, which is the renowned Fez, with the advice and consent of…
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The Sephardic Community of Fez
Places:
Fez, Saadi Sultanate
(Fes, Morocco)
Date:
1618