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With the help of God, may He be blessed and exalted
I shall write a few stories of our holy Rabbi, may his merit protect us, Amen
And it came to pass one day, Rabbi Eliezer the Great, of blessed memory, went on a far journey
And he found a certain Jew who was crying and suffering greatly
He said to him, Rabbi, why are you crying so much?
He said to him, Rabbi, I am poor and destitute, and I have a grown daughter to marry off
And I have nothing to give her as a dowry, and all day long I cry
For anyone who hears that I have no money flees from me
Rabbi Eliezer said to him, Do not cry my son, go to your house and you shall have salvation
The Jew went to his house and found there a great treasure of gold and silver
And he rejoiced with great joy and made a great feast and called all his loved ones
And when Rabbi Eliezer heard the matter, he too rejoiced with great joy
And he said, Blessed be God who did not turn away the prayer of this poor man empty-handed
And it came to pass one day, Rabbi Eliezer went to the house of study and saw a certain student there
Who was sitting and crying; Rabbi asked him, Why are you crying?
He said to him, Rabbi, I want to study Torah and I have no book to study from
Rabbi Eliezer said to him, Do not cry my son, I will give you a book
Rabbi Eliezer went to his house and brought him a precious and lovely book
And the student rejoiced with great joy and blessed Rabbi Eliezer
And it came to pass one day, Rabbi Eliezer went to the market and saw a certain poor man there
Who was walking barefoot and had no shoes on his feet and was suffering greatly
Rabbi Eliezer said to him, Why are you walking barefoot and have no shoes?
He said to him, Rabbi, I am poor and I have no money to buy shoes
Immediately, Rabbi Eliezer took off his shoes and gave them to the poor man
And he went barefoot to his house, and the poor man rejoiced with great joy
And it came to pass after these things, Rabbi Eliezer fell ill with the illness of which he died
And all the sages of Israel came to visit him and to hear words of Torah from his mouth
And Rabbi Eliezer sat and expounded to them the secrets of the Torah and the mysteries of the universe
Until his soul departed in purity, and all the people wept and eulogized him
May his merit protect us and all of Israel, Amen
Finished and complete, praise to the Creator of the universe
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And above that which was happening to us of transgressions and injustice which
is in his time now because of the famine and diseases and the increase of the spirit and added
to that the entry of the locusts, so they ate it all, the green and the dry, even the trees and the palms, nothing remained
green, as the verse says: 'There remained no green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field'
And in the second year of ⟦...⟧ from ⟦...⟧ the year one thousand and eighty and ⟦...⟧
there was a very great high cost in Baghdad until they sold wheat five okes
for a parara, and the people of the country ate grass and carrion from hunger, and there died of
the people of Baghdad and the ⟦...⟧ 26,000 souls and more, and of the protected people there died
thousands upon thousands from hunger, and there also died of the protected people about seven thousand souls
from the plague, other than those who died of hunger. When the scholars of the protected people saw that,
they fell into great distress because of the jizya tax on that from every ⟦...⟧ and from
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And there was at that time Sayyid Abd al-Ghani Effendi, the Mufti of Baghdad, a righteous man and a lover
of everyone. A group of the protected people entered upon him and said to him: 'O our master,
you know what has happened to us of the high cost and the plague, which has not happened to anyone like us,
so how is it permissible for them to take jizya from us for the dead?' So he ordered the scribe to write
a legal document, and he wrote it at that time and they presented it to the Pasha, and he accepted that and ordered
that they be relieved of half the jizya. If it were possible for him to remit the whole, he would have remitted it,
but out of his fear of the Sultan at that time, who was Sultan Murad, he was afraid of him
extremely. And that reached...
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And after much peace,
I kiss the hands of the exalted presence, our great Rabbi Ovadia, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, and I kiss
the palms of my lord and teacher, his compassion and his garden, may you be in joy and happiness with all the people of his house
in peace, and may God protect you all, Amen, so may it be His will. Furthermore, your letter arrived from your presence
in the city of Orfa, 29 Heshvan 5650. It arrived well and we rejoiced in his health and safety very much,
but alas and woe regarding the bad news.
<del>And after</del> that, regarding the woman who died in the prime of her youth, the mother of the child, poor thing.
May God have mercy on her and make her resting place in the Garden of Eden, and compensate you with patience and consolation,
and may He not show you any misfortune after this misfortune, Amen.
And furthermore, many presentations,
that I am satisfied with the general letter to Dalal Yosef that reached us from you, and we replied to it
at its time. And that which we inform you is that a letter reached us from your brother Yosef, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, dated 16 Heshvan,
and he mentions that he is very content and at ease regarding what reached us from you, that he is in
distress and not content and unable to write words clearly. And he now says that he is content
very much, and all his children are well and extremely comfortable, and they lack nothing.
And all this they write so that your honor's mind may be at ease regarding him and regarding his children.
And likewise he informs us that a letter reached him from your presence and that he prepared for them a thousand very ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and the letters reached them because he is unable to travel because he is ailing
in his right leg, and he was carrying a paper from the doctor in order to travel with it,
but he cannot walk on it much as is necessary. And that he writes to your honor.
⟦...⟧ and that which we inform you is that your brother Yosef, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, traveled with his children on Friday,
2nd of Adar; they arrived safely and successfully, and praise be to God for their safety.
The liar is troubled by people and will have no friend
who trusts him. Even if he swears by the Great God, they will disbelieve him. And his
words will not be accepted by people, for lying inherits poverty and humiliation
<del>and blackens the face</del> and for that reason he will have no friend and will not
have a companion on the road nor in travel. Truthfulness saves from death and whitens
the face and raises prestige, status, and dignity, and it is the capital
by which a human is looked upon by people and beloved by them.
And the truthful person, if he errs or forgets, people forgive him and accept his excuse,
for God Almighty loves the truthful and hates the liar. And whoever earns
through truthfulness, God blesses him in his wealth and provides for him from where he does not expect,
and the mention of his name will be with goodness among people and the righteous angels.
For truthfulness is the spirit of God Almighty and lying is the spirit of Satan,
and whoever follows Satan will be a loser in this world and the hereafter.
Whoever speaks with truthfulness will be successful in both worlds, may God Almighty be pleased with him.
For that reason, my son, prefer truthfulness and commit yourself to it, you will be
profitable and safe from all calamities; and beware of lying, for it
blackens the face and in <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> its owner will be humiliated among people,
his words will not be heard, and he will have neither status nor prestige
in this world or the hereafter. So keep this advice and you will be happy in both worlds.
And whoever listens to the words of his parents, his life will be long and he will have much good,
and God will bless him in his wealth and children, and he will be mentioned with goodness,
and he will have a good end. But whoever opposes the word of his parents will be a loser,
and all his deeds will be void, and he will not be mentioned with goodness,
nor will he have righteous children, nor will his life be long.
Every liar is troubled
And a stranger
Fear not, my servant Jacob, thus says the Lord ⟦...⟧
And Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai said ⟦...⟧ peace be upon him ⟦...⟧
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And a person should always be careful as a village
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Rav Ashi said that Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak said: A person should not say, 'From where is this matter'
that benefits him? And furthermore, one should always be careful of the honor of his wife, as blessing is not found within
a person's house except for the sake of his wife, as it is said: 'And he dealt well with Abram for her sake.'
And this is what Rava said to the people of Mechuza: Honor your wives so that you may become wealthy.
The Sages taught: One who loves his wife as himself and honors her more than himself, and who guides his sons and daughters
in the straight path, and marries them off near the time of their maturity, about him the verse says: 'And you shall know that peace
is in your tent; and you shall visit your habitation, and shall not sin.' And furthermore, Rabbi Helbo said: A person should always be
careful with the honor of his wife, for blessing does not rest within a person's house except for the sake of
his wife, as it is said: 'And he dealt well with Abram for her sake.' And this is what Rava said to the people of Mechuza:
Honor your wives so that you may become wealthy. And Rabbi Eleazar said: A man has none but
his first wife, as it is said: 'And David was successful in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.' Rabbi Shmuel
bar Nachmani said: For everything there is a substitute except for the wife of one's youth, as it is said: 'And the wife of one's youth,
can she be rejected?' And Rabbi Yehuda said: Anyone who divorces his first wife, even the Altar
sheds tears over him, as it is said: 'And this second thing you do, covering the altar of
the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because He no longer regards the offering, nor receives it with goodwill from your hand. Yet you say,
"For what reason?" Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is
your companion, and your wife by covenant.' And Rashi, of blessed memory, explained: 'And the wife of youth, can she be rejected?' meaning
even if you reject her, do not send her away, for she is the wife of youth and is worthy
of compassion, until here [his words]. And Rabbi Eleazar said: Any man who has no wife is not a man, as it is said:
'Male and female He created them, and He called their name Adam.' And anyone who has no wife dwells without
goodness, without blessing, without joy, without Torah, without a wall, without peace.
Without goodness, as it is written: 'It is not good that man should be alone.' Without blessing, as it is written:
'To cause a blessing to rest on your house.' Without joy, as it is written: 'And you shall rejoice, you and your household.'
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that town, except for the sheikhs among what they mentioned to him, and they are four thousand of the Druze total
All of them, when they heard the news of the arrival of the Hilla people, threw down their weapons and fled, and there remained only
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and on Saturday morning it cleared up
and peace was established between them, and the Hilla people entered the town in safety and tranquility.
And they arranged for them a reading that was not useless, meaning the sheikhs of Hilla and those with them, and they entered
the government house on the 3rd of Shawwal and settled in it, and the rule became theirs, and the soldiers became loyal
to them. And their brother Yusuf Pasha al-Maghribi had arrived a day after the Hilla people entered,
and out of his fear, he entered the port of Ali Agha to seek protection in it, and after one day
he went up to the citadel and took the harem and the house of Ali Agha and looted everything in it and took from
the treasury on the seventeenth of the 3rd of Shawwal and looted all the gold and silver and took
valuables and other things, many things that cannot be counted.
After that, the Hilla people stayed in the town, contrary to what people thought
in terms of justice and fairness. So when it was Friday, the 17th of the 3rd of Shawwal,
Salih Agha left the town and returned to the people of Hilla and became a partner with them in ruling before
that. The messengers of Sultan Suleiman arrived in Baghdad demanding the head of Suleiman Pasha
and the head of Abdullah Agha and those with them from the aghas who were the cause of this fitna.
Upon their arrival, they seized Ali Pasha the Kehya, cut off his head, and threw it to the dogs.
And they traveled to Mandali and cut off the head of Suleiman Pasha and the head of Abdullah Agha
and those with them, and they brought their heads with them and entered with them on the 26th of Shawwal, year 1225,
with Said Pasha. The people rode out and watched them, and they hung their heads on
the bridge gate for four months, and they remained mounted for the sake of threatening
the people against rebellion. After that, the Druze fled to Mount Sinjar.
And the day of Said Pasha's entry was Thursday, the 25th of Shawwal
aforementioned, as we have mentioned.
And he said likewise that we used to pray and say Amen Yehe Shme Raba
at the bowing ⟦...⟧ and whoever does not say it and whoever lifts his head
and likewise he says the moment he lifts his head he returns first ⟦...⟧ and he is standing and when he returns
the Musaf prayer as he raises for him a voice ⟦...⟧ and when he returns
how he sits on the Sabbath day ⟦...⟧
it will be with the ⟦...⟧ matters how it was and how it will be
he wrote that and so on and he had no hearing ⟦...⟧ and does not know what
he says like how ⟦...⟧
that which returns in what ⟦...⟧
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⟦...⟧ in that and said to him that the Lord has mercy on the people now
because of that he told him he wants Kol Nidre and other than all of them
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With God's help
My father is great in my heart
Regarding that year, it was not known to us that it would be a year of famine
In that year, it was not known to us that it would be a year of famine
In that year, it was not known to us that it would be a year of famine
In that year, it was not known to us that it would be a year of famine
In that year, it was not known to us that it would be a year of famine
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The compiler of this collection of moral instruction said: This book is called by the name
Yoreh De'ah (Teacher of Knowledge), to understand with insight; let the wise man hear and increase learning.
The study of Torah is equivalent to them all, and in it are morals and stories
To warn the people in the way of the Lord and to walk in His paths and to fear Him
And to serve Him with a whole heart and a willing soul, and it warns against the prohibitions
And encourages the positive commandments and all the mitzvot and acts of loving-kindness
Also the 613 commandments mentioned in the Torah in brief outlines
As the reader will see within it, and all the matters mentioned
Within it are the words of the Sages of blessed memory and verses of the Torah and the Prophets.
Since I do not know, and do not understand, and have not learned, and am not
A master of Torah, and there is in me neither Torah nor wisdom nor understanding,
But rather a tiny bit, I gathered them as isolated ears of grain after the reapers.
I did not merit to be like a laborer in the middle of the field; I was only a gleaner of ears of grain.
I did not merit to sit in the seat of the elders with the wise and the discerning.
I did not serve the Sages as is proper and correct, and how shall I lift my face to
The high mountains? For there is in me neither knowledge nor understanding, lacking in everything,
Naked of everything, poor and impoverished of deeds and of every correct attribute and every science.
But I saw the people of our generation walking in a way that is not good; they
Walk in darkness and have no light. And I said: perhaps they will look
In this book and return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on them and teach them the way
That is good and straight, in which they should walk.
Finished and completed, praise to the Creator of the world.
With the help of God
Likewise, and since he has no strength for your service, even if <del>a</del> children were born to him, and his guardianship
and besides what is spent on him, and I <del>do</del> not know his way with it
and from the house of his aunt he does not want to leave, and this Elazar goes back and forth
from the house, for he wants to leave my place, and may God preserve the people
O my master, see to a solution for him, and besides that, I cannot do anything
and your service is as kohl in my eyes
To my dear mother, the lady Rebecca, may she live, and let this serve as an answer for you
Likewise, O my brother Joseph, may he live, you know <del>that</del> the world has turned over and the place
that I was in, they took it from me <del>and I</del> and I left it, and you know the time
of winter, one cannot move, and your service is on my head and my eyes, may God protect you
and besides the regard for my dear mother and the sisters, lady Miriam and lady Lulu
And the one praying <del>ask</del> asks after you is Joseph Kadori Ezekiel, may he live, may God protect you
And at the shop, a letter reached us from the dear Elijah, may he live, and with it
a paper for the sage, as we are going to sign the paper and give peace to my brother
And to the sage <del>name</del> Kadori, may he live, that on Friday I was at the Gate of Sharia, there came out
three Moroccan women, one of them stood before me <del>and</del> and began to cry
without benefit, and I asked her: What is with you? She said: Her daughter-in-law's house, the oppressors took it
And she said to me: You know the sage Saleh Joseph Daniel, I was in your father's house
And what was possible to do, I did, and after three days she will come to receive something from you
if it is possible, and may God help everyone
And likewise
O my master Joseph Daniel, may he live
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Story of Bel and the Priest
And it came to pass in the days of a certain king named Sennacherib, and he reigned over the entire world,
and he ruled over the whole world together, and he ruled over Babylon, and Babylon was a great city
exceedingly above all the cities in the world, and Babylon was built like a great city on the banks of the Euphrates River
in length and width like a land of seven days' journey for an average man, and it had
one hundred gates of copper and one hundred gates of iron and three hundred and sixty-five towers,
and each and every tower was a day's journey, and at the top of each and every tower they would build
a palace, and on the roof of the palace they would make forms differing from one another, such as birds of
the heavens and beasts of the field and livestock and creeping things and swarming things and all kinds of images,
and all kinds of idols that were in the world, and all kinds of food and drink and all kinds of
fruits and delicacies in the world were there, and there were gardens and orchards there
and springs of water, and all kinds of musical instruments in the world were there and all kinds of
joy in the world, and there was within the city one palace belonging to King Sennacherib,
and that palace was very large and very high, a day's journey, and there was
within that palace one house of the king where he would sit, and that house
was very wide and very high, and that house was decorated with various colors
of vermilion and of silver and of gold and of fine pearls, and there was inside that house
one throne of King Sennacherib, and that throne was high
fifty cubits, and they would ascend it by steps, and at the top of that throne was
a kind of large chest, and King Sennacherib would sit in it, and before him
many ministers were standing, and all the greats of the kingdom were to his right and to his left,
and the king would sit on that throne and would see the entire world
and all the deeds of the sons of men that they were doing in the entire world, and he
knew what was in the heart of each and every one, and everything that people were speaking
one with another, he knew it all and heard it all and saw it all
due to his great wisdom that was in him and due to the constellations that he knew
by them, and he had one minister named Nebuzaradan, and that minister was
a very, very mighty man of valor, and that minister was appointed over all the armies
of King Sennacherib, and that minister was beloved to King Sennacherib.
Regarding Dr. Yosef Gabbai, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, who had the rent money for his house from the year 5685 (1925)
<del>And he said that he paid it all from the rent, it is written there in the Book of Records, page 125, see there</del>
And likewise in the matter of the German man and his brother Yosef who were there in the village of Al-Jadeeda
Near the 11th of Adar, year 5689 (1929), we wrote them a letter via our teacher Yehezkel and likewise
We wrote to the Governor via Yosef above that he should pay the rent for the house which is near
The 11th of Adar 5689 (1929)
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<del>Tishrei</del> the child of David and his brother Yehezkel, we wrote them a letter on the 24th of Elul 5689 (1929)
<del>In the</del> <del>The landlord</del> <del>The landlord</del> <del>The landlord</del> <del>The landlord</del> <del>The landlord</del>
And we told them to send us the account of the rent money for their house in the village of Al-Jadeeda
And if they do not intend to leave us the rent money, they should write to us clearly
And since the aforementioned Yehezkel wrote us a mortgage deed regarding the aforementioned house which he gave
To us as a conditional gift, that if he does not pay us the sum of seven hundred rupees by
The 22nd of Av 5689 (1929), then the aforementioned house shall be ours permanently; and behold the time has passed
And they did not pay the aforementioned sum, and therefore we wrote them a letter on the aforementioned 24th of Elul that the house
Aforementioned is indeed ours permanently and they have no right or authority in it at all
And now the aforementioned house is ours permanently and the authority is in our hands to sell it
To another, and also the rent of the house from this day forward belongs to us
And we further wrote to them that they should inform us how much the aforementioned house is worth now
And if there is a buyer they should sell it for us and take permission from us prior to the sale
And we further wrote to them that they should endeavor to collect the rent of the aforementioned house from the tenants
And they should send it to us immediately and not be negligent in the matter because the house is ours
And we wrote to them that they should make an account with the tenants and send us the account
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According to our words on this matter, which is seen by us through experience, it is indeed true
that the leader is the intellect which leads the body, its soul, and its
powers, and this thing <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> has great proof, for when a man feels a certain thing
with his senses, he will be awakened to it or flee from it according to what his intellect dictates and sees;
for if a beautiful woman stands before him and he sees that it is not proper for him to approach her
according to the law of intellect and religion, he will restrain himself from her even though his nature dictates
every pleasure and delight to him, and so too with other matters. This is the matter of the intellect leading
the body, and likewise with other character traits. And this is what the Sage, peace be upon him, said: 'A wise man's heart is at his right, but a
fool's heart is at his left.' And the explanation of this matter is that the intellect is what leads the body,
and it is what leads the soul and all its powers, and all this is from the side of the intellect.
But <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> from the side of the animal soul, it leans toward physical
desires, and all this is from the side of matter. And this is what the Sage, peace be upon him, said: 'And the fool
carries folly,' for foolishness is from the side of matter, and intellect is from the side of the
intellectual soul. And behold, according to this, it will be clarified to us that the intellect is what leads the body,
and it is what leads the soul and all its powers. And this is the matter of the intellect leading
the body from evils and from disgraceful traits. And this is the matter of the intellect leading
the body from evils and from disgraceful traits.
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With the help of God, blessed be His name forever
On Saturday, the 14th of the month of Adar, the year 5664, while I was sitting in the shop of the honorable Yosef Salem,
We went down to the town and sat in the shop of the honorable Yosef Salem. Khojah David son of
Khojah Yosef Zalkha came to us, and each of us requested from him
concerning the money, and we settled
a price with him, and he said: I will give to you. We arrived at his house and sat down to talk about the matter of the shops,
and he said: Express gratitude for the virtues of the honorable Yosef Salem, who is looking out for you to the utmost
degree. And he said to me: O Khojah Yehezkel, you know that I have with the Master Abd
Allah one hundred and twenty paras, and you know that money is precious; if it were someone else,
he would have complained against him and taken the money from him
at that time.
And I said to him: O Khojah David, you are a prominent man and it is not fitting for you to do so with him. So he said to me:
I will do nothing but good, and as long as you desire this, I accept
what Khojah Yosef Salem adjudicates. And we agreed to the words of Khojah Yosef Salem,
so he ruled that he should pay me five Mejidie liras, and a note for five liras,
and another note for four liras, and a third note for four liras, and a fourth note
for four liras, and a fifth note for four liras, and a sixth note for four
liras, and a seventh note for four liras, and an eighth note for four liras,
and a ninth note for four liras, and a tenth note for four liras, and a
eleventh note for four liras, and a twelfth note for four liras, and a
thirteenth note for four liras, and a fourteenth note for four liras, and a
fifteenth note for four liras, and a sixteenth note for four liras, and a
seventeenth note for four liras, and an eighteenth note for four liras, and a
nineteenth note for four liras, and a twentieth note for four liras,
and a twenty-first note for four liras, and a twenty-second note for four liras,
and a twenty-third note for four liras, and a twenty-fourth note for four
liras, and a twenty-fifth note for four liras, and a twenty-sixth note
for four liras, and a twenty-seventh note for four liras, and a twenty-eighth
note for four liras, and a twenty-ninth note for four liras, and a
thirtieth note for four liras, and a thirty-first note for four liras, and a
thirty-second note for four liras, and a thirty-third note for four liras,
and a thirty-fourth note for four liras, and a thirty-fifth note for four
liras, and a thirty-sixth note for four liras, and a thirty-seventh note
for four liras, and a thirty-eighth note for four liras, and a thirty-ninth
note for four liras, and a fortieth note for four liras, and a forty-first
note for four liras, and a forty-second note for four liras, and a
forty-third note for four liras, and a forty-fourth note for four liras,
and a forty-fifth note for four liras, and a forty-sixth note for four
liras, and a forty-seventh note for four liras, and a forty-eighth note
for four liras, and a forty-ninth note for four liras, and a fiftieth
note for four liras, and a fifty-first note for four liras, and a fifty-second
note for four liras, and a fifty-third note for four liras, and a
fifty-fourth note for four liras, and a fifty-fifth note for four liras,
and a fifty-sixth note for four liras, and a fifty-seventh note for four
liras, and a fifty-eighth note for four liras, and a fifty-ninth note
for four liras, and a sixtieth note for four liras, and a sixty-first
note for four liras, and a sixty-second note for four liras, and a sixty-third
note for four liras, and a sixty-fourth note for four liras, and a
sixty-fifth note for four liras, and a sixty-sixth note for four liras,
and a sixty-seventh note for four liras, and a sixty-eighth note for four
liras, and a sixty-ninth note for four liras, and a seventieth note for four
liras, and a seventy-first note for four liras, and a seventy-second note
for four liras, and a seventy-third note for four liras, and a seventy-fourth
note for four liras, and a seventy-fifth note for four liras, and a
seventy-sixth note for four liras, and a seventy-seventh note for four liras,
and a seventy-eighth note for four liras, and a seventy-ninth note for four
liras, and an eightieth note for four liras, and an eighty-first note for four
liras, and an eighty-second note for four liras, and an eighty-third note
for four liras, and an eighty-fourth note for four liras, and an eighty-fifth
note for four liras, and an eighty-sixth note for four liras, and an eighty-seventh
note for four liras, and an eighty-eighth note for four liras, and an eighty-ninth
note for four liras, and a ninetieth note for four liras, and a ninety-first
note for four liras, and a ninety-second note for four liras, and a ninety-third
note for four liras, and a ninety-fourth note for four liras, and a ninety-fifth
note for four liras, and a ninety-sixth note for four liras, and a ninety-seventh
note for four liras, and a ninety-eighth note for four liras, and a ninety-ninth
note for four liras, and a hundredth note for four liras, and a hundred and first
note for four liras, and a hundred and second note for four liras, and a hundred and third
note for four liras, and a hundred and fourth note for four liras, and a hundred and fifth
note for four liras, and a hundred and sixth note for four liras, and a hundred and seventh
note for four liras, and a hundred and eighth note for four liras, and a hundred and ninth
note for four liras, and a hundred and tenth note for four liras, and a
hundred and eleventh note for four liras, and a hundred and twelfth note
for four liras, and a hundred and thirteenth note for four liras, and a
hundred and fourteenth note for four liras, and a hundred and fifteenth
note for four liras, and a hundred and sixteenth note for four liras, and a
hundred and seventeenth note for four liras, and a hundred and eighteenth note
for four liras, and a hundred and nineteenth note for four liras, and a
hundred and twentieth note for four liras.
And we wrote a note for the total, that the payment shall be
every week four liras until it is completed,
the sum mentioned above, and we accepted
this from him by our will and choice,
without compulsion or coercion, and that occurred
on the date mentioned above.
And we received from him five liras
in cash in the assembly.
And written by Yehezkel
Meir Sassoon
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And your jar is faithful to the village of Kana'as from the house of B, the village which has for him
For so it is said what he has in the house, and as they said, whoever has for him
Whoever has for him in the house, as it is said, everything that the village belongs to him, and even what is not
Upon him the hand etc., what is not written upon him etc., it is well taught to us that even what is not
It is taught as written upon him, but whoever denied it in court or in court
Denied but admitted in part and said 'here it is', is liable to an oath
And from a lawsuit and from an oath that you shall not leave, and he admitted to him in part, he denied
He said to him: I have a maneh in your hand, and the other says: you have nothing in my hand, and there is
Only fifty dinars for him, he is liable to an oath and cannot say 'here it is'
And he only has fifty and 'here it is', he is liable to an oath and cannot say 'here it is'
So wrote our Rabbi Moshe Gaon, of blessed memory, and so Rav Hai Gaon, of blessed memory, and so
Our Rabbi Chananel, of blessed memory, who wrote so, and so our Rabbi Isaac Alfasi, of blessed memory
And so ruled the Rabbi, Rabbi Isaac ibn Ghiyyat, of blessed memory, and wrote that such is the opinion of
Our Rabbi Hai Gaon, of blessed memory, and so wrote the Rabbi, our Rabbi Joseph HaLevi, of blessed memory
And this is his language: and such is the law in practice, and we do not pay attention to the words of whoever disagrees
In this matter, and such is the opinion of our Rabbi Ephraim, the student of our Rabbi Isaac Alfasi
Of blessed memory, who wrote in a response that such is the law, and according to everyone he is liable to an oath
As one cannot say 'here it is' regarding a loan
And what Rav and Shmuel said, that we do not say 'here it is'
In a loan, but only in a deposit, and the reason for the matter is because a loan is given for spending
And since he denied in part, he becomes a robber for the rest, and having denied
Everything, he is like a robber who denied it, and since it is so, he cannot say
Regarding it 'here it is', for the robber cannot say 'here it is' unless
He returned the stolen item to the place from which he stole it
Light of the first day of the Holy Sabbath, good, the 8th of Sivan in the year 5657 from creation
And on that day, Mr. Yosef Chaim, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, came before us and told us how he has
a claim against Mr. Moshe Yosef, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, regarding the partnership business between them
and he claims from him the sum of five hundred grush and the aforementioned defendant claims
that he has nothing of his and wants to swear to this since the aforementioned plaintiff
has no clear proof of his claim and the aforementioned defendant wanted to swear
on a Torah scroll that he has nothing of his and be exempt, and we asked the aforementioned plaintiff
if he wants the aforementioned defendant to swear to him and be exempt, and he said that he does not want
the aforementioned defendant to swear to him, and he forgave him for his aforementioned claim with a forgiveness
complete and whole from now on with a whole heart and a willing soul without any
duress or compulsion at all, and we performed a formal acquisition from the aforementioned plaintiff with a complete and whole acquisition
with an instrument fit to perform an acquisition with it regarding all the aforementioned, and also the aforementioned defendant
raised his voice and said that he also forgives the aforementioned plaintiff for every
claim and argument that he has against him with a complete and whole forgiveness
from now on with a whole heart and a willing soul, and we also performed an acquisition from the aforementioned defendant
with a complete and whole acquisition with an instrument fit to perform an acquisition with it
<del>regarding all the aforementioned and everything is valid and clear and established</del>
regarding all the aforementioned and everything is valid and clear and established
The words of the young Isaac ⟦...⟧ may his end be good
The words of the young Eliyahu ⟦...⟧ may his end be good
The words of the young ⟦...⟧ may his end be good
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First house I visit is the people of the house of its head, the house of Jama'a, property of the Aga
The just ruler Abdul Aziz, may God protect him and grant him victory
And raise his status to the highest degrees by the grace of the faithful Prophet and whoever
Prays for Muhammad and repeats with us 'Amen'. Then we return to what we
Were discussing first; but first we say praise be to God who guided us to this
And we would not have been guided if God had not guided us, and may God's blessings be upon
Our master Muhammad and upon his family and companions, and grant them abundant peace.
The narrator said: O masters, O noble ones, hear what happened and what
Occurred in this time ⟦...⟧ and a strange tale and wonders of
A time <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> it was in the time of Sultan Selim, he was a just Sultan
He used to ride at night and go around the lands to inspect the conditions of the people
And with him was the Vizier Masrur (the swordsman), and they were always every night
Coming out of the palace secretly (incognito) and going to wander through the
Lands and see (the conditions of the people) and hear the talk of the people from
Behind the door: And on one night of the nights, O masters, O
Noble ones, the Sultan went out and with him the Vizier Masrur and they went walking
⟦...⟧ the markets and every time they passed a house they heard the sound of people talking
And laughing and having fun, except for one house from which they heard weeping
And wailing and words that break the heart, so the Sultan stood listening to
The talk of the people <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and they were saying: O our Lord, O Generous, O Most Gracious,
O Most Merciful, O You from whom no condition of conditions is hidden, look upon us
With the eye of mercy and grant us relief, O Lord, O Generous, O God.
And that man was weeping and saying: O Lord, I have no trick left nor
Did I have any means except Your generous door, O Lord, have mercy on the tear of
This orphan child who has no one but You, O Lord of the worlds.
When the Sultan heard these words, he was overcome with emotion.
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Blessed is He who gave us the Torah and commandments etc. and in Midrash Zuta Rabbi Isaac said
Why are Israel compared to a dove? Just as a dove <del>does not</del> guards its nest, so too Israel
etc. and in Midrash Song of Songs Rabbah Chapter 1 verse 'Behold you are beautiful my love, behold you are beautiful
your eyes are doves' Rabbi Isaac said, just as this dove is modest, so too Israel are modest
Just as this dove performs kindness for its companion, so too Israel perform kindness for one another
Just as this dove stretches out its neck for slaughter, so too Israel stretch out their necks
for the Sanctification of the Name. Just as this dove atones for the sins of Israel,
<del>so</del> so too Israel atone for the nations. Just as this dove, from the moment it recognizes
its mate, it never replaces it with another, so too Israel, from the moment they recognized
the Holy One Blessed be He, they never replaced Him with another. Just as this dove enters
its nest and all its [fellow] doves recognize it, so too Israel, when they go up
for the festivals, all Israel recognize them. Just as this dove, even though they take
its chicks from under it, it does not leave its cote, so too Israel, even though the
Holy Temple was destroyed, they did not cancel the three festivals a year etc. see there at length
And he wrote: and so too in Perek Shirah, at the time Israel were in Egypt
Just as this dove's wings are covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold
<del>Just as this dove</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>its wings protect it, so too Israel, their commandments protect them</del>
<del>Just as this dove</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> meaning: its wings protect it, so too Israel, their commandments protect them
And once He gave them the Torah and the commandments, they wrapped themselves in them and were elevated and beautified
by them like a dove whose feathers are beautiful for it and an adornment for it, so too Israel, the commandments are beautiful
for them and an adornment for them. And so said Rabbi Yohanan: Just as this dove's wings protect it,
so too Israel, the commandments protect them. And so said Rabbi Judah:
Just as this dove only shakes its wings when it flies,
so too Israel have no rest except when they are engaged in Torah.
And so the commentator explained: Just as this dove only rests upon
a rock or a plank, so too Israel only rest in synagogues
and in study halls. See there at length.
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Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 1
For it explained regarding the matter of the Torah and the acquisition of property as the Rav wrote that everything is included in custom
difficult things also now as it seems he will enlarge everything greatly
and even if a person has according to the will and livelihood in abundance ⟦...⟧
for the time when there is on the side of intellect and time and anger that should not be mixed in it
some trace of love and friendship to join in a covenant of beloved and dear
and people who will join both of them into a group and beloved friends together
like one man with one heart and they loved and rejoiced greatly each in his brother
but when the joy goes and departs from between them both and love is cancelled
then he shall separate from him very much in a great separation and a great distance at the ultimate
hatred until there remains no love and brotherhood and friendship between them
at all and essentially until as if they had not joined at all and essentially and the matter
is known and famous to all owners of intellect and understanding and know and enough
in this for the understanding and a hint is enough for the wise and for the fool
a fist and this is enough for the one who understands and examine carefully
and so our Master of blessed memory explained in the Shulchan Aruch in the laws of Torah Study
and the laws of Judges that one needs to be careful and distance oneself from this a complete
distancing and do not approach the entrance of her house and even at a distance of four
cubits and even post-facto when he is far from it at the ultimate distance
and it is found in the days of his winter in his youth he studied much Torah and fulfilled commandments
and good deeds and engaged in Torah for its own sake and fulfilled commandments and deeds
good for their own sake and taught others and supported the hands of those who study Torah
and beat his feet from one push to another and from city to city and from place to place
And regarding the matter of those who eat Sabbath materials and they took and purchased from a Gentile kosher materials on the condition
that it involves the desecration of the Sabbath and they purchased it for the material and they took and from its completion the law is
simple and they said that 30 L' money ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
and sold it to a farmer and said such and such's property ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
and said such and such etc.
and said etc. meaning since they sold the material from the Gentile and our Master said it is kosher
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meaning and if he lost and does not pay ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
it is considered in this manner ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
and if a loss occurred to us ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
and said that it is not considered ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
and said etc. meaning since ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
and if such and such ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
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M. Hizkiyahu Amar, may his soul rest in Eden, son of Yosef, may his soul rest in Eden, may God protect him and grant him life, concerning R. David, may his soul rest in Eden, son of Yosef, may his soul rest in Eden, Amar
It seems to me that there is no claim against Amar by virtue of the inheritance of his father Yosef, may his soul rest in Eden
and particularly since as it appears he had no rights, and also since he was a debtor to others
and also the aforementioned Yosef, may his soul rest in Eden, was poor and needy and was supported by charity, so how could he become wealthy
L. David, may his soul rest in Eden, the aforementioned, for these are things without legs (groundless), and what David, may his soul rest in Eden, wrote
the aforementioned in the deed that David Amar gave him <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> that he gave an absolute gift
to the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden, that he gave the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden, a promissory note to pay him and also to pay him from his properties
and concerning the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden, regarding David the creditor of the aforementioned promissory note and also the aforementioned promissory note
The honored Rabbi David Amar
And also the aforementioned David Amar, may his soul rest in Eden, wrote a promissory note against himself that he owes the sacred trust a sum of 24 gold coins
and after a time he passed away and was summoned to the Heavenly Academy
and all the properties of the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden, are not sufficient for the payment of the aforementioned creditor
and concerning the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden, regarding David the aforementioned creditor of the aforementioned promissory note
and it has been clarified that everything he wrote to him in his own handwriting is a lie and a falsehood and has no substance in it
Here in Safed, may it be rebuilt and established speedily in our days, Shevat, year 5576 from creation, the youth Moshe Sutzin
The youth Rafael Yosef
And as the aforementioned sage wrote, so it is, that all the properties in the possession of the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden
are encumbered to the creditors and for his wife's Ketubah and he has no right
at all in the aforementioned properties, for also the promissory note that he has against the aforementioned David Amar
is paid off, and also the aforementioned David Amar swore to him regarding the aforementioned promissory note
that it has already been paid and he owes him nothing, and also the aforementioned David, may his soul rest in Eden, admitted before us
that he has no claim against the aforementioned Amar regarding the inheritance of his father Yosef, may his soul rest in Eden
except for what he has against him in the aforementioned promissory note, and since he swore to him that it was paid
from the aforementioned promissory note, he no longer has any claim against him at all, and it is a
clear thing that everything written in the will is all a lie and a falsehood and has no substance in it
and there is no concern for all the things he wrote in the aforementioned will at all, and it is a
true judgment of truth
The youth Yosef