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“Oriental,” Not Sephardi
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I believe “Oriental” is the appropriate term. I feel proud to be classed with Hindus and Chinese and Japanese and other Asiatics. Besides, the name reminds us of dear Turkey, to whom we owe so much…

Contributor:

Joseph Gedalecia

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Demographics, Ethics, Language & linguistics, Race, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Ethics
Kitsur shene luḥot ha-berit (Abridged Two Tablets of the Covenant)
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There are a few Torah scholars who are rich in knowledge and whose mental grasp is abundant, while others do not possess an intellectual grasp akin to theirs, for everyone possesses mental grasp in…

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Yeḥiel Mikhel Epstein

Places:

Fürth, Holy Roman Empire (Fürth, Germany)

Date:

1683–1693

Subjects:

Talmud, Scholarship, Language & linguistics, Education, Yiddish, Ethics

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Ethics