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For Yom Kippur, with the help of God, may He be praised.
Another supplication [teḥinah]. I have founded it as the former ones, have established it, and upheld it.
I the young one, Meir, son of our…
Contributor:
Meir de Boton
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1565
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Prepare the feast
of perfect faith,
the delight of the Holy King.
Prepare the feast of the King.
This is the feast
of the Ancient Eminence;
the Lesser Presence and Field of Apples
assemble…
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Isaac Luria
Places:
Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
ca. 1565
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This poem expresses the idea that since today is the day when seats are set up [for judgment], since the Jewish people has declared the New Month, therefore we need to run to God and prostrate…
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Joseph Yedidya Carmi
Places:
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Modena, Italy)
Date:
1626
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All my bones say: O Lord, who is like you?
My palate speaks your praise, O my Rock, my Redeemer, my King;
You bring light to my darkness and bring me out of destruction.
The…
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Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna, Jacob Ibn Tsur
Places:
Fez, Kingdom of Morocco (Fes, Morocco)
Date:
Beginning of the 18th Century
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The Molad is Wednesday evening, 10 minutes and 9 halakim on 6 [6:10.9 pm]
Iyar 5675—April 1915—Taurus—(29 days)
[Hebrew Date]
[Day of the week]
[Christian Date]
[Islamic Date]
1st
Thursday
Se…
Contributor:
Eliezer Ya‘akov Podhorzer
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Palestine (Safed, Israel)
Date:
1914
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To the city of London, to the complete sage R. Solomon Ayalon, in the year 1697.
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Isaack Luttichuys, The Jewish Community of Prague, Jacob Sasportas
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1697
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The people recite teḥinot [supplications] during the morning prayers on the eve of the Tishah be-Av (Ninth of Av). They then dine before entering into the synagogue for the…
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Judah Leib Kirchheim
Places:
Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1631
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Near sunset one shall light a Shabbat candle and before saying the blessing it is necessary to say “I am not receiving Shabbat” even if one already lit it, until it is Shabbat.
And then…
Contributor:
Meir Benveniste
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
ca. 1565
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Prepare the feast
of perfect faith,
the delight of the Holy King.
Prepare the feast of the King.
This is the feast
of the Field of Holy Apples;
the Lesser Presence and Ancient Eminence
asse…
Contributor:
Isaac Luria
Places:
Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
ca. 1565
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At the beginning of Purim, after evening prayer near the time when it gets dark, the charity warden brings with him an assortment of candles that are painted and nice looking, and he…
Contributor:
Yuspa Shamash, Yuspa Shamash
Places:
Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
Date:
17th Century