Scholarship on Letter: T-S NS J258

Letter T-S NS J258
  1. Bibliographic citation
    S. D. Goitein, unpublished index cards (1950–85), #12110. Princeton Geniza Lab, Princeton University.
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    • Discussion
  2. Bibliographic citation
    S. D. Goitein, "The Twilight of the House of Maimonides‎" (in Hebrew), Tarbiz / תרביץ‎ 54 (Mandel Institute for Jewish Studies / המכון למדעי היהדות ע"ש מנדל, 1984), 67-104.
    Location in source
    • p. 84
    Relation to document
    • Translation
  3. Bibliographic citation
    Mark R. Cohen, The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages (Princeton University Press, 2005).
    Location in source
    • #90
    Relation to document
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T-S NS J258 1r

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Mark R. Cohen, The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages (Princeton University Press, 2005).
  1. [In the name of the Compassionate]
  2. [“Behold, God is] my s[alvation,” e]tc.
  3. “[Thus] says the Lord: [Do] justice and deeds of charity,” etc. (Isaiah 56:1).
  4. The noble [commun]ity in Fustat,
  5. may their Rock [ble]ss them and their [Cre]ator help them, a(men) n(esah) s(ela),
  6. knows that the duty of charity brings
  7. a great reward in His, the ex(alted’s), presence. This is especially so when the person is poor and old
  8. [and] embarrassed, such as the bearer, Mr. Moshe, (may he have a) g(ood) e(nd). It is i[n]
  9. your beneficent nature to help him
  10. [. . . and] lacking everything. So open [your hands] wide in
  11. [giving to him . . .] mercy [of God] and the
  12. mercy of Israel, and do not turn him away empty-handed
  13. [and “Let not the] downtrodden [turn] away disappointed” (Psalm 74:21). You, O vineyard of the Lord of hosts,
  14. [are d]oers of charitable acts and good deeds, so keep that
  15. [up]. May God the ex(alted) be your succor and increase your
  16. [s]ustenance, and never separate you from your homeland. 
  17. And peace.

T-S NS J258 1v

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