Jewish Religion and Thought
!["Mezukak Shivatayim," a rare manuscript with an unpublished commentary on Maimonides's Code of Jewish Law [Mishneh Torah] written in Provence by the 14th century scholar Rabbi Joseph ben Shaul Kimhi. Credit: Courtesy of NLI.](https://static.jns.org/dims4/default/6e3d211/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x899+0+94/resize/500x281!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-jns-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2FMezukak-Shivatayim.jpg)
“Mezukak Shivatayim” is among the few rare books to represent the vanished Jewish community of Provence.
“If there are no soldiers, it will lead to the downfall of the nation,” declares Knesset member Moshe Saada.
The U.S. State Department “unequivocally rejects dehumanizing and inflammatory language, regardless of who is targeted by such rhetoric,” a spokesperson said.
“Mount Sinai loses its meaning after the revelation,” said Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on New York City’s Upper East Side. “There’s no religious value attached to it.”
At issue is the recruitment of yeshiva students and the financing of Torah institutions.
Besides the wheat harvest and the reading of the Ten Commandments, one of the oldest customs is that dairy dishes are served during the holiday.
“History is being revived in the Jewish Quarter” as ancient homes of Temple priests reopen after a major renovation.
“In 20 years, you build really deep relationships,” says Rabbi Saul Strosberg of Congregation Sherith Israel. “That’s the reward.”
“How can we celebrate freedom as these atrocities are committed in the name of Jewish safety?” Alana Alpert said at the time.
Gallant is said to have delayed the move in an effort to leverage negotiations to boost enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men through cooperation.
“We’re losing a worldwide propaganda war to baby killers,” said Rep. Brad Sherman of California. “That means things are not going well at all.”
The Sephardic rabbi, who died in 1575, is one of history’s most renowned codifiers of Jewish law and writers on Jewish mysticism.
