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Lord of the world, my God,
I humbly beg You, with a broken heart,
And with my weak body,
To confirm my baby in Torah,
As a person of honor and riches.…
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Unknown
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1648
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So that you may obtain a full, sufficient, and satisfying account, oh friend reader, of such an eminent structure as was that of the Temple of Solomon, it is advisable that you first know some things…
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Jacob Judah Leon Templo
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1642
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Whenever you go in to visit any sick person, whoever he may be, coerce him, even against his wishes, into making a will, and do not have any concern on account of his sons and his wife and…
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Solomon Adahan
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1735
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Manuel Levy Ximenes Belmonte (1729) and Esther de Pinto (1741)
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
First Half of the 18th Century
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And they permitted themselves to place a blemish in the holiness of heaven and the holiness of the study of the holy Torah, to place the filth of the primeval serpent, behaving according to their…
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Moses Ḥagiz
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1714
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I ask your Honor to do me the favor of making known to me your opinion as to how one should nowadays understand the degree of sanctity of the Holy Land; and if there is any merit in living there, for…
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Unknown
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
ca. 1705
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We have placed in ḥerem [excommunication] David Henriq[ue]s, alias David Almansa, [and] Aron and Ishack Dias da Fonseca and the account reads, as follows:
(In Adar I). The gentlemen of the Mahamad…
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Pieter van Hoven, The Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1712
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This wonder, this marvel,
which the deceitful fantasy
Basilisk or Asp believes it to be,
is an error of understanding:
Since if one considers it carefully,
the Divine Providence
is rewarding your…
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Isabel Enríquez
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
ca. 1670
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Edom:Chase that filthy beggar away from my door!
Jonen:God punishes those who despise the poor.
Israel:Edom sees my tatters and feels…
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Daniel Levi de Barrios
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1683/4
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From B. d. S.
Sir,
Yesterday I received your letter, which was very welcome to me, as much because I wanted to hear some news from you as because I see that…
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Baruch Spinoza
Places:
The Hague, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(The Hague, Netherlands)
Date:
1674