Contributed by: Joseph David Sinẓheim, le Grand Sanhédrin, Assembly of Jewish Notables, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
A prayer composed for convening the Grand Sanhedrin established under the court of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. . . .
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le Grand Sanhédrin ![]() le Grand SanhédrinThe Grand Sanhedrin was a Jewish high court convened in Europe by Napoleon I to give legal sanction to the principles expressed by an Assembly of Jewish Notables in answer to the twelve questions submitted to it by the government. The name was chosen to imply that the Grand Sanhedrin had the authority of the original Sanhedrin that had been the main legislative and judicial body of the Jewish people during the Second Temple Period in classical antiquity. Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Tag civil declarations and charters | Emancipation | First French Empire | French Jewry | Grand Sanhedrin | Napoleon Bonaparte | 19th century C.E. | 56th century A.M. Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Resources filtered by LANGUAGE: “Hebrew”” (clear filter) Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? Contributed by: Joseph David Sinẓheim, le Grand Sanhédrin, Assembly of Jewish Notables, Aharon N. Varady (transcription) A prayer composed for convening the Grand Sanhedrin established under the court of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. . . . | ||
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