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1916:. The members in New York contributing to the American kolel were incorporated Dec. 17, 1897, as "The American Congregation, the Pride of Jerusalem." The receipts were, in 1898, $ 943; in 1899, $ 1,255; in 1900, $ 1,762. The central committee, which controlled the general funding of the community and kept the community unified for decades, feared the consequences of the separation. Being unable to convince those clamoring for separation the Central Committee effected a settlement in 1901 on a basis of two-thirds for themselves and one-third for the Kolel America from all collections made in the United States and Canada. The two-thirds were to be used for general expenses, and the balance divided into three parts, one part for the Perushim, one part for the Hasidim, and the remainder for Safed and Tiberias. 116: 1904:, the United States consul at Jerusalem, in his approval of the project dated Feb. 10, 1879, said that "a responsible agency for the distribution of their charities may be the means of great and lasting good," and promised cooperation to the best of his power. But the Central Committee in Constantinople would not allow this new kolel to break off. Funds from America were a great source of income for the general population. If they were to become a separate entity the small number of Americans living in Ottoman Southern Syria would receive an allotment far far greater than the native Jews. The Central Committee instead, satisfied the few American claimants for assistance from the general fund. 48: 1082:, money, and accounts of a deceased Jew who left no resident heirs. There were many evasions, and in several instances the well-to-do, before taking up their residence in the Holy Land, stipulated a certain sum which was to be paid to the community upon their death in place of the fulfilment of the decree. This so-called "inheritance tax" was strenuously opposed by the richer classes, and it was spasmodically abolished and reenacted. The income from this tax, however, never amounted to one-third of the 1109:, he says: "They are sent abroad to acquaint our people in foreign countries of Jewish conditions in the Holy Land, and to enlist sympathy and support for the standard-bearers of the Tabernacle of God, who keep alive Jewish hopes and inspirations in the Land of Israel." He points out that the fact that "Christians will remit thousands of pounds annually for the maintenance of a Christian settlement is a challenge to the Jews who neglect to provide for the beloved sons of Zion." 1798:, the Hakam Bashi, and Rabbi Samuel Salant, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Jerusalem. The North-American Relief Society for the indigent Jews of Jerusalem, whose members were Portuguese and German Jews, sent about $ 750 per annum through the chief rabbi of England, with instructions to divide the amount between the two parties. Contributions intended only for Ashkenazim were sent to Rabbi Samuel Salant. 1613: 2408: 2118: 1951:; (3) it fostered divisions between the Sephardim and Ashkenazim; (4) it gave the controlling rabbis too much power to hamper and prevent modern schools for manual labor and secular knowledge; (5) the distributions were made unjustly, with many who do not need or deserve aid being beneficiaries, while others, like the 1523:, who issued proclamations to the effect that the contributions put in the boxes bearing the name of Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNeis should not be used for candles in the synagogues, as was the custom in some cases, nor for anything but the specific purpose of supporting the poor in the Holy Land. The headquarters for the 1168:, the Jerusalem Jewish community borrowed from Gentiles at an enormous rate of interest, up to 45% per annum, mortgaging their communal property; and when they failed to meet the obligations at maturity, the leaders of the congregation were imprisoned and held for ransom. Rabbi David Melammed, a 1200:
s family during his absence, to advance his initial travelling expenses, and to allow him to keep a 45% commission on all contributions coming directly from him or that were due to his influence, and a 10% commission on all income from his territory during the ten years following his return.
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entertained by the general public, and in reply to a Spanish contributor, (1) shows why the Holy Land is religiously superior to other countries, (2) urges the duty of settling there even prior to the fulfillment of the prophecies, (3) speaks of the calamities and tribulations of the Jews in
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All these accusations may have had some basis of fact. The rabbis, however, disclaimed any intention on their part to oppose agriculture and industry for the young and coming generation, so long as a proper religious training was not neglected. They insisted that the purpose of the
1023:, ruled that residents of Jerusalem and of the Holy Land have a superior claim upon Jewish charity. The prior, longstanding, and still legitimate opposing view is that residents of one's own city or adopted country have the superior claim. Both views are based on 1447:, imploring every male and female, adult and minor, whether living in cities or villages, to donatee a fixed sum every week for the support of their countrymen, who had settled in the Holy Land. The amount was to be paid quarterly, in addition to funds raised at 1779:, as secretary of the Central Committee and working under the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Shmuel Salant, reorganized it in 1885, introduced a modern system of bookkeeping, and issued printed reports of the receipts and expenditures of the 1403:
was the safe delivery of the funds to Tiberias and Jerusalem, as the roads via Constantinople were infested by bands of robbers. He had to wait sometimes for three or four months for a protected vessel sailing from Constantinople to
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After several other attempts, the Americans, with the help of the American Consul in Southern Syria (also Consul to Palestine or Consul to Eretz Israel), finally succeeded in organizing their kolel (Aug., 1895), and induced Rabbi
1308:, written in Jerusalem, the Ashkenazim accused the Sephardim of bad faith, declaring that, in spite of assurances to the contrary, the Ashkenazim were discriminated against and compelled to rely entirely upon their own resources. 795:, one-third was distributed to poor widows and orphans, and for temporary relief to helpless men, and one-third was used to defray Jewish community expenses. The distributions were made semiannually, before the 1399:, and in a businesslike manner rendered receipts for past donations signed by the leaders in Tiberias, with requests for further assistance. Contributions poured in, and the only difficulty experienced by the 1212:
to increase their remittances, and; to opening up new sources of income. The term of this contract would generally be from three to ten years, but could be longer. In a mission to an important city, a
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for 1,500 souls in Southern Syria, including 1,000 in Jerusalem, to be 10,000 lire. Toward this sum there was an income from communal taxes of 2,000 lire; from legacies 2,000 lire; collected by
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had become obsolete by that time, and to strengthen their position in America the Sephardim, following the example of their opponents, began to issue, in 1891, similar reports, entitled "
1562: 1650:") for Jerusalem, in 1866, to represent the general interests of all Ashkenazim in the Holy Land; the Sephardim continued the management of their affairs under the guidance of the 2506:
Parfitt, Tudor (1987) The Jews in Palestine, 1800-1882. Royal Historical Society studies in history (52). Woodbridge: Published for the Royal Historical Society by Boydell.
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Parfitt, Tudor (1987) The Jews in Palestine, 1800-1882. Royal Historical Society studies in history (52). Woodbridge: Published for the Royal Historical Society by Boydell.
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to care for them, and raised concerns in the general Ashkenazi Jewish community regarding community-wide expenses, such as rabbinical salaries, Turkish military taxes, and
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were not liked, that they were abused no less than were the sages in Jerusalem, who were suspected and accused of "leading a luxurious life and spending the funds of the
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around 1257 or not. According to the opinion that he did emigrate, along with 300 disciples, they soon found themselves without means of support, and that one Rabbi
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would contractually obligate himself to devote his attention and best endeavors: to arousing people to charity by offering public lectures; to urging local
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sent to Poland in 1783, the Sephardic central committee writes that Ashkenazim in the Holy Land were taken care of and given a proportionate share of the
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instituted new apportionment policies, privileging certain of their beneficiaries ("men of learning and distinction") with an advance share over others (
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in order to obtain necessary credentials. However, Constantinople and Jerusalem were at the time under the jurisdiction of the warring states of
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of the Perushim were then relocated from Shklov to Vilna, and a second European headquarters, that of the combined central committee for the
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At the time of the earliest reports, the contributions intended for division between the Sephardim and the Ashkenazim were usually sent to
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managers opposed the introduction of agriculture as a means of ameliorating the condition of the poor, and that they were hostile to the
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having found themselves in an unproductive competition for American funds, the two groups arrived at a compromise by which:
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for the residents of the Holy Land by analogy, pointing out that the Christians supported their cloisters and nunneries.
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The American Jews in the Holy Land, following the examples of the other kolelim, strove to organize their own kolel.
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Jerusalem, and (4) explains why the funds contributed in all parts of the world are insufficient. Referring to the
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being exhausted, the Hasidim had to borrow money in anticipation of the next remittances. The requirements of the
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in Jerusalem. The principal motivation for the splintering was the prospect of enlarging each individual group's
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of the central committee at Constantinople, and received 3,000 lire. Out of this sum they paid 2,000 lire to the
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supposes, a title of honor indicating his knowledge of the 24 books of the Bible) to European countries. The
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did not exceed $ 5,000 per annum up to 1885. But through the energetic work of Rivlin the increase of the
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2,000 lire; leaving a deficiency of 4,000 lire; Jewish indebtedness already amounted to sixty thousand "
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claiming an exclusive right to the funds collected from their particular homeland. Additionally, some
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was then sent to solicit relief in the Ottoman lands. This would make R' Yaakov the first documented
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halukkah from America was soon apparent, and was largely due to the reports and the activity of the
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would undertake the promotion of a business enterprise. He would also serve as a news-trafficker.
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in drinking coffee and smoking tobacco." Nevertheless, he was ready to state under oath that the
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who thought chiefly of personal gain, and cared little for the cause they represented. Pseudo-
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was published in 1906, the Hebrew and Jewish press were almost unanimous in criticizing the
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began arriving in the Holy Land in significant numbers, and began to receive a share of the
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was only to give aid to the helpless, and especially to learned men. Indeed, the editor of
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of Jerusalem. The Ashkenazi Central Committee employed its own special representatives, or
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One ubiquitous and passive method of fund-raising was the institution of the household and
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was afterward issued which practically amounted to a confiscation, for the benefit of the
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in Jerusalem to accept their rabbinate and to receive all contributions for the American
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barely supplied one-third of their actual necessaries of life. The main sources of the
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were supported in large part by voluntary contributions from congregations elsewhere.
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15% of the remainder was to be advanced for the poor of both parties in Jerusalem;
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Over time, the position would develop a level of disrepute due to those among the
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was the next best center, sending about $ 500 yearly through the congregations
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revenue from that source to his own section of the Holy Land. In a letter of
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s policy was to divide funds equally in thirds: one-third was distributed to
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Levant, Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands, England, Russia, Poland, America
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in his Diary ("Publications Am. Jew. Hist. Soc." No. 10, pp. 18–32).
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to the Holy Land, and joined the rolls of the needy at the trough of the
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the remainder was to be divided: 60% for both parties in Jerusalem and
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city or district would form a standing committee, presided over by a
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Charity fund distribution for Jewish residents of the Land of Israel
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system continued to splinter, with the formation of groups such as
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and the extremely poor, were ignored. It was even claimed that the
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and Shearith Israel. Altogether the American contributions to the
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in the Holy Land. This opened up many new funding sources for the
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was directed to go first to a Jewish central committee located in
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would typically contractually obligate itself to provide for the
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remained united with the Sephardim and drew from the general
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The Jerusalem management would send representatives (sing. "
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the general united charity of Rabbi Meir Baal Haneis Salant
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for fear it might interfere with them and end their power.
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under the auspices of a number of organizations, such as:
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There exists a scholarly historical dispute whether Rabbi
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New York Society for the Relief of the Poor in Palestine
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of both the Sephardim and Perushim, was relocated from
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to gabbaim and contributors. These reports, known as "
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proved inadequate, Rabbi Israel appointed himself the
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Reports American Congregation, the Pride of Jerusalem
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the Ashkenazim in Jerusalem were to receive from the
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Charity that supported Jewish residents of the Yishuv
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Introduction to his "Pe'at ha-Shulhan," Safed, 1837.
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A group of the hasidim from South Russia settled in
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Haker, Joseph (ed.). 2001:for the support of scholars originally from 1766:", and averaged about one dollar per person. 1620:, head of the Central Committee in Jerusalem 1264:of Europe, and eventually created their own 19: 1758:affiliation, was to be known as the "minor 1644:organized an Ashkenazi Central Committee (" 1636:for Turkish officials. In response, Rabbis 1351:for taxes and 250 lire for expenses of the 1046:To provide for a permanent increase of the 2215:ר’ יחיאל מפריס: תולדותיו וזיקתו לארץ-ישראל 1805:forwarded to Rivlin about $ 1,250 yearly. 702: 688: 103: 18: 1547:After 1850, the Ashkenazi congregations ( 1112:Hagiz estimated the appropriation of the 1658:, whom they sent to countries lacking a 1611: 2281: 2279: 2074: 1511:of the Perushim was increased by Rabbi 604: 527: 405: 366: 323: 214: 140: 106: 1355:, the balance (750 lire) going to the 1188:s employment contract and compensation 975:, whose name is curiously recorded as 2537:Jews and Judaism in Ottoman Palestine 2112: 2110: 2108: 2106: 2104: 2102: 2100: 2098: 1359:. In the credentials issued to Rabbi 74:Fundraising, donations, charity boxes 7: 2096: 2094: 2092: 2090: 2088: 2086: 2084: 2082: 2080: 2078: 2552:Jews and Judaism in Ottoman Galilee 2305:'s "Mayim Hayyim," Amsterdam, 1718) 1977:defended the public support of the 1736:fund an advance of $ 500 per annum; 1628:caused anxiety to those who had no 1467:In 1801, about two dozen Ashkenazi 1100:, deplores the low estimate of the 743: 2451:, Nos. 1–20, Jerusalem, 1885–1900; 1892:, each working in its own sphere. 1586:portion at the expense of general 1268:organization, with the aid of the 14: 2420:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 2130:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 1947:; (2) it encouraged idleness and 1698:congregation in 1759), and Rabbi 1624:The splintering of the Jerusalem 1475:, led by Rabbi Menahem Mendel of 883:The conceptual antecedent of the 2532:Jewish charities based in Israel 2430:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 2406: 2140:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 2116: 1721:By 1871, Sephardi and Ashkenazi 1192:The Jerusalem management of the 1064:not made in the presence of the 910:‎) was applied during the 114: 46: 2463:, Nos. 1–3, New York 1898–1900; 2457:, Nos. 1–9, Jerusalem, 1891–99; 2445:, Nos. 1–8, Amsterdam, 1854–59; 2330:MS. in New York Public Library. 1836:The agreement of 1871 with the 1825:, who covered every state from 1678:, and particularly in America. 902:The term "messenger of Zion" (" 631:Applicability of religious laws 2016:in 1948; it continues amongst 1771:Accountability and bookkeeping 887:may date back to the earliest 1: 2542:Jews and Judaism in Jerusalem 2025:Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Haness 1708:Raphael Hayyim Isaac Carregal 999:, so the committee chairman, 614:History of Palestine (region) 191:Hebron massacre (August 1834) 2455:Reports Ha-Morch li-Tzedaḳah 2339:Schwarz, "Tebu'at ha-Aretz". 1848:, the Barbary States (today 1481:Yisroel ben Shmuel of Shklov 1226:"-preacher. Occasionally, a 1140:at that time in Europe were 1050:, the Jewish communities of 848:, with occasional visits to 186:Plunder of Safed (June 1834) 2273:Lunez, "Jerusalem." ii. 87. 1608:Ashkenazi Central Committee 1513:Aryeh Loeb Katzenellenbogen 1284:, leader of the Hasidim in 1007:Ruling of Rabbi Joseph Caro 762:General method of operation 2568: 1694:of Safed (who visited the 1491:. When their share of the 1420:at that time exceeded 700 242:Abraham ben Eliezer Halevi 176:Revival of Tiberias (1563) 96: 89: 2469:, No. 1, Jerusalem, 1901; 2041:Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim 1700:Samuel Cohen of Jerusalem 1385:Menahem Mendel of Vitebsk 1270:Council of the Four Lands 1216:might sometimes accept a 1164:To meet the drain on the 907: 821: 813: 24: 2449:Reports Shemesh Tzedaḳah 2437:Konṭres Emet, Meha-Aretz 2348:"Hibat ha-Aretz," p. 61. 2214: 1431:was introduced by Rabbi 1361:Abraham ha-Kohen of Lask 1178:captives held for ransom 979:(a surname, and not, as 90:Not to be confused with 84:Joseph Caro, Moses Hagiz 25: 2439:, Amsterdam, 1843–1844; 2427:The Jewish Encyclopedia 2137:The Jewish Encyclopedia 1702:(1775). An interesting 1682:Halukka in the Americas 1282:Abraham Gershon Kutawer 1245:Ashkenazi participation 1160:Borrowing from Gentiles 922:, who traveled between 766:Sympathizing Jews in a 537:Great Academy of Paris 181:Sack of Tiberias (1660) 97:For web framework, see 2547:Diaspora organizations 2036:Kolel Shomrei HaChomos 1690:to America were Rabbi 1621: 1383:. Their leader, Rabbi 1321:Israel Perez Polotzker 1220:or the position of a " 206:Moshavot establishment 161:Manuel I decree (1496) 156:Alhambra decree (1492) 1999:Tomchei Yotsei Anglia 1615: 1471:, disciples of Rabbi 1339:came to the house of 2467:Report Kolel America 2181:"Lookstein Bionotes" 1989:In the aftermath of 1842:Ha-Moreh li-Tzedaḳah 1796:Raphael Meir Panigel 1543:Jerusalem Ashkenazim 1441:Mordecai of Niesvizh 1335:, states that their 1060:") invalidating any 1013:Joseph Caro of Safed 451:Mishkenot Sha'ananim 2497:Jued. Volkskalender 2432:Its bibliography: 1933:Jewish Encyclopedia 1792:Nathan Marcus Adler 1302:Aryeh Judah Meisels 1272:, headquartered in 1034:in the 17th century 663:Haredim and Zionism 236:Obadiah MiBartenura 201:Jerusalem expansion 196:Safed attack (1838) 21: 2503:, Bruenn, 1903–04. 2264:, Deuteronomy 116 2167:2008-10-13 at the 2046:Kollel Zibenbergen 1985:Modern equivalents 1920:Objections to the 1910:Joshua Loeb Diskin 1622: 1567:, followed by the 1311:The Ashkenazim of 638:History of Zionism 577:Johanan ben Zakai 314:Haim Aharon Valero 2386:are mentioned by 2301:his responsa, in 1764:halukkah ketannah 1521:Chaim of Volozhin 1483:, emigrated from 1296:and diverted the 995:and the Egyptian 951:Yaakov haShaliach 889:Rabbinical period 873:Meir Ba'al ha-Nes 712: 711: 648:Pre-Modern Aliyah 620:History of Israel 333:Etrog cultivation 150:Nachmanides Aliya 123:community in the 88: 87: 2559: 2431: 2410: 2409: 2400: 2397: 2391: 2380: 2374: 2364: 2358: 2355: 2349: 2346: 2340: 2337: 2331: 2328: 2322: 2312: 2306: 2299: 2293: 2288:, "Sefat Emet" ( 2283: 2274: 2271: 2265: 2259: 2253: 2239: 2233: 2232: 2218: 2208: 2202: 2201: 2199: 2198: 2192: 2186:. 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Index

Ottoman Empire
Halakha
Haluka
Old Yishuv
A sepia photograph shows three elderly Jewish men sporting beards and holding open books, posing for the camera. Against a backdrop of leafy vegetation, the man in the centre sits, wearing a black hat and caftan, while the two others stand, wearing lighter clothes and turbans.
Jewish
Land of Israel
Mamluk
Ottoman
Nachmanides Aliya
Alhambra decree (1492)
Manuel I decree (1496)
Hebron
Safed
Revival of Tiberias (1563)
Sack of Tiberias (1660)
Plunder of Safed (June 1834)
Hebron massacre (August 1834)
Safed attack (1838)
Jerusalem expansion
Moshavot establishment
(d.1270)
Joseph Saragossi
Obadiah MiBartenura
Abraham ben Eliezer Halevi
Levi ibn Habib
Jacob Berab
Joseph Nasi
Moses Galante
Moses ibn Habib

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