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Written on the Occasion of the Ritual Slaughter Decree in Poland, 1936 [Parliament considered a bill to have animals killed by electricity, rather than by a knife, as required by Jewish law. The bill…
Contributor:
Elhanan Wasserman
Places:
Baranovitsh, Second Polish Republic (Baranovichi, Belarus)
Date:
1936
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16. It is forbidden to read on Shabbos proverbs or parables of a secular character, erotic literature such as the book [by] Emanuel and likewise books about…
Contributor:
Chofetz Chaim
Places:
Radin, Russian Empire (Radun', Belarus)
Date:
1904
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Indeed, our human situation now stands on such a low level that we need not look either to intellectual or to outside factors to account for its stumbling blocks or confusions. Nowadays, if one is in…
Contributor:
Yoyzl Horowitz
Places:
Novogrudok, Russian Empire (Navahrudak, Belarus)
Date:
1914
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Our dear brethren, Children of Israel, perhaps the time has now come to repair the breaches in our ranks; let us return to uphold the Torah of the Almighty with all our strength. Who will be the…
Contributor:
Ḥayim of Volozhin
Places:
Volozhin, Russian Empire (Valozhyn, Belarus)
Date:
1803
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Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,
And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,
Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed…
Contributor:
Yeḥiel Heilperin
Places:
Minsk, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Minsk, Belarus)
Date:
ca. 1697