sentences:  The numerous explanatory notes, which are a notable characteristic of the lexicon, make it a mine of information on historical details relating to the ritual.It contains also various scientific excursus, including some on problems of religious law.The article בעל contains a sermon on illicit intercourse with Jewish women, which throws light on the moral status of the Italian Jews; in another article, גלב, he seizes the opportunity of showing the inadmissibility of the custom of not cutting the hair, a custom prevailing in Christian countries.