457 | Visiting the Sick ibid . 17 : 26, where his circumcision is mentioned [ , so you too shall visit the sick . 1 And in the morning prayer, we find an expanded version of M . Peah 1 : 1, which states that : these are the things whose fruits a man enjoys in this world while the capital is laid up for him in the world to come : … . and visiting the sick… ] not included in the original Mishnah but alluded to in Bt Nedarim 39 b [ . 2 Consequently, among the large number of charitable organizations that sprang all over Europe in the early Middle ages, there were instituted Jewish societies for visiting the sick . Thus in Saragossa, we find such a society named Bikkur Holim ( “visiting the sick” ) in 1382, and 1397, and subsequently numerous congregations founded their local Hevrat Bikkur Holim . 3 Afine and detailed description of these institutions in late renaissance Italy may be found in B . rivlin, Mutual Responsibility in the Italian Ghetto : Holy Societies 1516 - 1789, Jerusalem 19...
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