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We, the entire assembly of the congregation of Israel, believe that the Torah that is in our possession today is exactly the same as was written by Moses our master, peace be on him. From then until…
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Moses Mendelssohn
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1783
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Rachel Bernstein-Wischnitzer’s cover design for Istoria evreiskago naroda (History of the Jewish People) features a title with dramatically stylized letters and a gold and black pattern that evokes…
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Rachel Bernstein-Wischnitzer
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Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1914
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Established in 1616 as part of a yeshiva in Amsterdam, the Ets Ḥayim library continues to function to this day, making it the oldest operational Jewish library in the world. It moved to its current…
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1718/19 and 1732/33
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Hebrew reborn—but, was it ever dead? Or, if it was, how can a dead language be born again?
The millions of Jews all over the world who say their daily prayers in Hebrew, not only understanding but…
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Shalom Spiegel
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1930
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To truly form a sense of good taste, one must be in full command of the metaphysics of the sacred tongue, something which is so necessary (and which…
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Anania Coen
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Firenze, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Florence, Italy)
Date:
1827
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If in what follows the nature of language is considered on the basis of the first chapter of Genesis, the object is neither biblical interpretation nor subjection of the Bible to objective…
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Walter Benjamin
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Berlin, German Empire (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1916
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Schedule of Lectures and Cl[asses] at the Courses of Oriental StudiesDaysTimesSubjectsLecturersSaturday8–?History of the Oral Torah [i.e., early rabbinic literature]Dr. L. S. KatsenelsonSunday8–10 a.m…
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Zalman Shazar
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1911