מכתב: T-S NS J258
מכתב T-S NS J258What's in the PGP
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Letter of recommendation from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides (b. 1310–d. 1355 CE) for the bearer who is named Moshe. See Moss. II,177 for another version of the letter, this one for Shelomo.
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Translator: Cohen, Mark R. (in English)
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Mark R. Cohen, The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages (Princeton University Press, 2005).
- [In the name of the Compassionate]
- [“Behold, God is] my s[alvation,” e]tc.
- “[Thus] says the Lord: [Do] justice and deeds of charity,” etc. (Isaiah 56:1).
- The noble [commun]ity in Fustat,
- may their Rock [ble]ss them and their [Cre]ator help them, a(men) n(esah) s(ela),
- knows that the duty of charity brings
- a great reward in His, the ex(alted’s), presence. This is especially so when the person is poor and old
- [and] embarrassed, such as the bearer, Mr. Moshe, (may he have a) g(ood) e(nd). It is i[n]
- your beneficent nature to help him
- [. . . and] lacking everything. So open [your hands] wide in
- [giving to him . . .] mercy [of God] and the
- mercy of Israel, and do not turn him away empty-handed
- [and “Let not the] downtrodden [turn] away disappointed” (Psalm 74:21). You, O vineyard of the Lord of hosts,
- [are d]oers of charitable acts and good deeds, so keep that
- [up]. May God the ex(alted) be your succor and increase your
- [s]ustenance, and never separate you from your homeland.
- And peace.
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