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Ḥevra Kadisha of Prague
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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16th Century
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This is the statute of the Torah . . . זאת חקת התורה—It should say זאת חקת הפרה (“this is the statute of the heifer”), as it says elsewhere “this is the statute of the Passover” (Exodus 12:43)! And if…
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Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1610
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We resist the penetration of capitalism and mercantilism into Palestine. How can we at this moment in history reconcile that with our conscience? Dare we burden this Zionist…
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Samuel Hugo Bergmann
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Prague, Czechoslovak Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1919
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A passage in chapter 22 of the third Book of Moses was destined to become the starting point for one of the most peculiar religious concepts of the Jewish people. It reads: “Observe my laws and…
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Samuel Hugo Bergmann
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Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1913
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Lord God, You are very merciful
So incline Your ears toward us
And Remove Your Anger from us
For the Great sins that we have. Father, King
committed
Day and night we will pray to God
To accept…
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Toybe Pan
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1680
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We read in Proverbs:
If you make your ear attentive to wisdom
And your mind open to discernment;
If you call to understanding
And cry aloud to discernment,
If you seek it as you do silver…
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Judah Loew
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1595
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One who exchanges good for bad and bad for good, and says that transgressions are really virtuous deeds, and that it is by this means that one can bring the Will of the Creator to fruition—such an…
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Ezekiel Landau
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1760
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Our God is one. You are my God: Hallelujah!
Who created me, body and soul: Hallelujah!
You created Heaven and earth: Hallelujah!
We will praise You forever: Hallelujah!
You…
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Rebecca Tiktiner
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Tykocin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)
Prague, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Second Half of the 16th Century
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Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter into them, I will give thanks to the Lord (Psalms 118:19);
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute and has not despised their prayer…
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Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1713
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It has been clarified for you that the survival of Israel in their state of exile depends on their unity and their connection with each other, and their separation from the idolatrous nations. It is…
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Judah Loew
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1599