2006 Workshop Texts
A Comedy of Betrothal
See: Juveniles in Early Modern Jewish-Italian communities
Roni Weinstein
Leone de Sommi, mid-sixteenth century
Translated by: Roni Weinstein, University of Pisa
See: Juveniles in Early Modern Jewish-Italian communities
Roni Weinstein
Leone de Sommi, mid-sixteenth century
Translated by: Roni Weinstein, University of Pisa
A Letter to Chief Rabbi Raffael Natan Tedesco of Trieste
See: “The first duty of nature is to preserve life”
Lois Dubin
Relle Luzzatto Morschene, January 24, 1794
Translated by: Lois Dubin, Smith College
See: “The first duty of nature is to preserve life”
Lois Dubin
Relle Luzzatto Morschene, January 24, 1794
Translated by: Lois Dubin, Smith College
Communal Decision of June 8, 1606 in Pisa
See: Family Ties & Political Structure in Pisa and Livorno
Bernard Cooperman
Pinkas Pisa, 1606
Translated by: Bernard Cooperman
See: Family Ties & Political Structure in Pisa and Livorno
Bernard Cooperman
Pinkas Pisa, 1606
Translated by: Bernard Cooperman
Formulae of a Jewish Maid’s Marriage Contract (ketubah)
See: An Early 17th Century Ketubah from Sefer Tikun Sofrim by Rabbi Itzhak Zabakh
Ruth Lamdan
Itzhak Zabakh, 1635
Translated by: Ruth Lamdan, Tel Aviv University
See: An Early 17th Century Ketubah from Sefer Tikun Sofrim by Rabbi Itzhak Zabakh
Ruth Lamdan
Itzhak Zabakh, 1635
Translated by: Ruth Lamdan, Tel Aviv University
Havvot Yair, Responsum 66
See: Jewish Women and Economic Encounters with Christians
Debra Kaplan
Yair Hayyim Bacharach, 1699
Translated by: Debra Kaplan, Yeshiva University
See: Jewish Women and Economic Encounters with Christians
Debra Kaplan
Yair Hayyim Bacharach, 1699
Translated by: Debra Kaplan, Yeshiva University
Havvot Yair, Responsum 73
See: Jewish Women and Economic Encounters with Christians
Debra Kaplan
Yair Bacharach, 1699
Translated by: Debra Kaplan, Yeshiva University
See: Jewish Women and Economic Encounters with Christians
Debra Kaplan
Yair Bacharach, 1699
Translated by: Debra Kaplan, Yeshiva University
Isaac’s Fear
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Isaac Lampronti, early eighteenth century
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Isaac Lampronti, early eighteenth century
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
Marriage Contract Between Abraham Jacob and Sara Kassell
See: Marriage and Networkbuilding
Claudia Ulbrich
Abraham Jacob, November 25, 1754
Translated by: Tom Safley
See: Marriage and Networkbuilding
Claudia Ulbrich
Abraham Jacob, November 25, 1754
Translated by: Tom Safley
Minutes Book of the Council of the Jewish Community of Padua 1577-1603
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Jewish Community of Padua, Italy, 1582
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Jewish Community of Padua, Italy, 1582
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
Petition of Jewish Merchants of Pisa to Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo II
See: Family Ties & Political Structure in Pisa and Livorno
Bernard Cooperman
Moise Sulema, Jacob Levi, Raffaele Coen, Abram Penso and Abram de Luscena, 1618
Translated by: Bernard Cooperman, University of Maryland
See: Family Ties & Political Structure in Pisa and Livorno
Bernard Cooperman
Moise Sulema, Jacob Levi, Raffaele Coen, Abram Penso and Abram de Luscena, 1618
Translated by: Bernard Cooperman, University of Maryland
Pinkas Shamash Altona
See: Pinkas Shamash Altona
Elisheva Carlebach
Translated by: Elisheva Carlebach, Queens College, CUNY, New York
See: Pinkas Shamash Altona
Elisheva Carlebach
Translated by: Elisheva Carlebach, Queens College, CUNY, New York
Reasons for the Commandments concerning “Be Fruitful and Multiply”
See: The Role of Marriage and Marital Sexuality in Lurianic Kabbalah
Lawrence Fine
Hayyim Vital, 1570s
Translated by: Lawrence Fine, Mount Holyoke College
See: The Role of Marriage and Marital Sexuality in Lurianic Kabbalah
Lawrence Fine
Hayyim Vital, 1570s
Translated by: Lawrence Fine, Mount Holyoke College
Responsa of Rabbi Azriel Diena
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Azriel Diena, 1528
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Azriel Diena, 1528
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
Shem Tov Soporto
See: A Challenge to Sexual and Marital Propriety and Communal Reaction
Kenneth Stow
Notaries, 16th century
Translated by: Kenneth Stow, Haifa University
See: A Challenge to Sexual and Marital Propriety and Communal Reaction
Kenneth Stow
Notaries, 16th century
Translated by: Kenneth Stow, Haifa University
Supplication
See: Unequal Opportunities
Adam Teller
Bunim Szlomowicz, 18th Century
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
See: Unequal Opportunities
Adam Teller
Bunim Szlomowicz, 18th Century
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
The Custom book of R. Juspa of Worms
See: Ordering Early Modern Marriage
Elisheva Baumgarten
Juspa of Worms, 17th century
Translated by: Rachel Furst
See: Ordering Early Modern Marriage
Elisheva Baumgarten
Juspa of Worms, 17th century
Translated by: Rachel Furst
The Gate of [Contemplative] Intentions, Concerning Sabbath Eve
See: The Role of Marriage and Marital Sexuality in Lurianic Kabbalah
Lawrence Fine
Hayyim Vital, 1570s
Translated by: Lawrence Fine, Mount Holyoke College
See: The Role of Marriage and Marital Sexuality in Lurianic Kabbalah
Lawrence Fine
Hayyim Vital, 1570s
Translated by: Lawrence Fine, Mount Holyoke College
The Glory of Youth
See: Juveniles in Early Modern Jewish-Italian communities
Roni Weinstein
Pinhas Baruch Monselice, Mid seventeenth century
Translated by: Roni Weinstein, University of Pisa
See: Juveniles in Early Modern Jewish-Italian communities
Roni Weinstein
Pinhas Baruch Monselice, Mid seventeenth century
Translated by: Roni Weinstein, University of Pisa
The Jewish Synagogue
See: Jewish Marriage in Christian Eyes
Yaacov Deutsch
Johannes Buxtorf, 1603
Translated by: Alan D. Corré
See: Jewish Marriage in Christian Eyes
Yaacov Deutsch
Johannes Buxtorf, 1603
Translated by: Alan D. Corré
The Meeting of The Holy Council [of the Lithuanian Land] at Mir, November-December 1751
See: Unequal Opportunities
Adam Teller
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
See: Unequal Opportunities
Adam Teller
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
The Will of David Theodore [Todros] Kozuchowski
See: How Family Wealth and Power Are Organized
Moshe Rosman
David Todros Kozuchowski, 1647
Translated by: Moshe Rosman, Bar-Ilan University
See: How Family Wealth and Power Are Organized
Moshe Rosman
David Todros Kozuchowski, 1647
Translated by: Moshe Rosman, Bar-Ilan University
Two Cases of Apostasy in Dubno in 1716
See: Two Cases of Apostasy in Dubno in 1716
Magda Teter
Records of the Court in Dubno, 1716
Translated by: Magda Teter, Wesleyan University
See: Two Cases of Apostasy in Dubno in 1716
Magda Teter
Records of the Court in Dubno, 1716
Translated by: Magda Teter, Wesleyan University
Woodstruck Deed
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Judah b. Shabbatai, 1544
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University
See: The Woodstruck Deed
David Malkiel
Judah b. Shabbatai, 1544
Translated by: David Malkiel, Bar-Ilan University