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Upon a lofty mountain ascent, O herald of Zion, raise your voice with strength, O herald of Jerusalem, raise your voice, fear not; say to the cities of Judah: “Behold your God” (Isaiah 40: 9).
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Joseph Hirsch Dünner
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1905
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Alas!
Lonely sits the city
Once great with people!
She that was great among nations
Is become like a widow;
The princess among states
Is become a thrall.
Bitterly she weeps in the night…
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A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the House.
I extol You, O Lord,
for You have lifted me up,
and not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O Lord, my God,
I cried out to You,
and You…
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ca. 1380 BCE
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The enlightened will awaken, and he who understands will rise up to waken his soul, which will speak to his body; and his body will speak with his evil inclination.
And thus, the soul will…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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1712
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Johann Conrad Weiss
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Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
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1711/1712
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All the Jews of Morocco donned mourning clothes when the bad news reached them, and everyone wailed and wept in public—because R. Judah was beloved and cherished and highly honored for his integrity…
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Avraham S. Friedberg
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
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1893
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Sheet music for “Die fire korbones” (The Fire's Victims). This song was written in memory of the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which broke out on March 25, 1911…
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1911
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There was a man in the land of Uz named Job. That man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. Seven sons and three daughters were born to him; his possessions were…
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