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Ner Mitzvah

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Author: Judah Loew of Prague (Maharal)

Composed: Prague, c.1590 – c.1600 CE

Ner MItzvah, written by the Maharal of Prague (c.1512 - 1609), discusses the four main exiles of the Jewish people out of Eretz Yisrael - Babylonian, Persian, Grecian and Roman. Much of the work details the laws and reasons for the holiday of Chanuka.

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