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Zakhor
HistoryFigurec. 165-257

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Head of the academy of Nehardea in Babylonia, astronomer and physician. He formulated the principle "Dina de-malkhuta dina" (the law of the land is the law), the legal foundation of Jewish loyalty to the State. An expert in civil law, halakha follows his opinion in financial matters.

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The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Samuel (Mar Shmouel) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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