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Estori ha-Parchi: Medieval Geographer of Eretz Yisrael
🗺️ Exiled from France, Estori made his way the Land of Israel, where he became one of its most significant premodern geographers, making insights of…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
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Estori ha-Parchi: Medieval Geographer of Eretz Yisrael
🗺️ Exiled from France, Estori made his way the Land of Israel, where he became one of its most significant premodern geographers, making insights of…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
R. Yechiel of Paris and his Messenger, Yaakov, in the Land of Israel
🗺️ The great Tosafist Yechiel of Paris made his way to Eretz Yisrael c. 1260, establishing a yeshiva in Akko (Acre). His messenger, sent out to solicit…
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R. Yechiel of Paris and his Messenger, Yaakov, in the Land of Israel
🗺️ The great Tosafist Yechiel of Paris made his way to Eretz Yisrael c. 1260, establishing a yeshiva in Akko (Acre). His messenger, sent out to solicit…
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The Aliyah of 300 Rabbis in 1211
🗺️ In the early twelfth century, several groups of learned Jews, mainly from France, England, and Provence, reached Eretz Yisrael. What do we know…
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The Aliyah of 300 Rabbis in 1211
🗺️ In the early twelfth century, several groups of learned Jews, mainly from France, England, and Provence, reached Eretz Yisrael. What do we know…
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Kislev 5784: The Maharal's Ner Mitzvah
🕯️ As part of his unique project, the Maharal of Prague wrote a Chanuka sefer called Ner Mitzvah. It's a gateway into his broader thought and method…
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Kislev 5784: The Maharal's Ner Mitzvah
🕯️ As part of his unique project, the Maharal of Prague wrote a Chanuka sefer called Ner Mitzvah. It's a gateway into his broader thought and method…
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Petachia of Regensburg: A Medieval Ashkenazi Jew Travels to the East
🗺️ Petachia, from a Tosafist family, traveled overland through Eastern Europe to reach Babylonia (Iraq) and the Land of Israel, leaving behind notes…
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Petachia of Regensburg: A Medieval Ashkenazi Jew Travels to the East
🗺️ Petachia, from a Tosafist family, traveled overland through Eastern Europe to reach Babylonia (Iraq) and the Land of Israel, leaving behind notes…
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