Homilies and insights on Rabbinic texts, collected, edited, or composed by Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor (HED). Or 17109 (1): From Meged yeraḥim / מגד ירחים, interpretation of puzzling Rabbinic statement at the end of Babylonian Talmud Soṭah (49b): ‘Our Rabbis taught: When Rabbi died, humility and...
Jewish theology: fundamental principles; apologetics
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Essays and sermons on fundamentals of Jewish Theology, and essays and sermons that present Judaism’s fundamentals for those who may not be committed to Jewish beliefs (= “apologetics”). Written, edited, and / or collected by Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor (HED). Or 17110 (1): God’s interest in man...
Essays on Theology, from the archive of Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor: Reward & Punishment - in This World or the Next? Theodicy
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Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor’s (HED’s) collection of essays on Theology: Reward & Punishment; Human Capacity for Change; Theodicy. Note: Alongside his extracts from the works of others, HED sometimes includes contributions attributed to עשי”ר, a reference to himself as made clear in MS Or 1...
Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor's (HED’s) sermons on drought, illness, and recovery Or 17112 (1): Sermon for the drought, 10th of the Month of Shevaṭ 5669 [Anno Mundi = Monday, 1 Feb 1909 CE], week of Torah portion Be-Shalaḥ. The lemma is a passage from Exodus Rabbah 21:4, on the week’s Torah readi...
Sermons from the Archive of Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor: Charity
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Sermons and related texts on Charity, written, copied, or gathered by Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor: Or 17113 (1): Sermon on charity, copied from the old Ḥaye ‘olam / חיי עולם. The epigraph, Genesis 45:7, describes Joseph’s charity towards his brothers. After the opening lemma, from Yalḳut Shim‘oni...
Personal accounts emerging from Jewish spiritual movements
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Personal accounts emerging from Jewish spiritual movements; copied by Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor: Or 17115 (1). Fragment of Rabbi Ḥayyim Vital's diary, Sefer ha-ḥezyonot / ספר החזיותות = 'The Book of Visions'. Or 17115 (2). Rabbi Jacob Samson's defense of Hasidism to the movement's opponent Rabb...
Non-textual items from the Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor Archive
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Non-textual items from the Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor Archive: Or 17116 (1). Stray flyleaf with Hakham Dangoor's seal and signature. Or 17116 (2). Blotting paper(?). Or 17116 (3). 2 canvas (cotton, linen?) pouches in which manuscripts were stored. Or 17116 (4). Detached notebook cover, multip...
Fragment, table of contents of a collection of sermons, Jewish concepts, biblical word studies, parables, wise sayings, etc.
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Fragment of table of contents of one on Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor's compilations of sermons, Jewish concepts, biblical word studies, parables, wise sayings, etc.
Sermons and homilies on passages from the Pentateuch: multiple Pentateuchal books per item
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Sermons and homilies on the Pentateuch: each item addresses passages from multiple books of the Pentateuch. Written or collected by Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor (HED). Or 17118 (1): Fragment. Recto: By Rabbi Elijah ha-Kohen Dweck / אליהו בן נסים הכהן דוויך, Birkat ’Eliyahu / ברכת אליהו (Livorno 55...