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Now comes the turn, with awe and reverence, awe and reverence without end, of my father, the pious, God-fearing, learned one, may his strength be for the Torah [see Esther 2:15], the supernal light…
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Shabbetai Sheftel Horowitz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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17th Century
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Dear HeartSey
I have Severall of yours bearing Variety of Dates as well as Subiect, In Wich I have had Vast deall of Delight relating to Some matters, Especialy that wich Concerns Your Self. Nothing…
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Gerardus Duyckinck I, Abigaill Levy Franks
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New York City, British America and the British West Indies
(New York, United States of America)
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1743
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We have already said, that wheresoever a competent Number of those of our Nation, were settled into a standing Community, the first thing they took care of, was the Erection of a publick School. Now…
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Isaac Abendana
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain
(London, United Kingdom)
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1706
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Adèle sometimes used to take me to church in Montrouge, where I made the same gestures as she did…gestures which didn’t seem to me to be very different from those required by pure politeness…the hand…
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Nathalie Sarraute
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Paris, France
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1983
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Ever since she had sent the letter to Toronto, Fumiko had been a bundle of nerves. Would George Brady write back? Will he help us to know Hana? Even the letter carrier who…
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Karen Levine
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Morton Grove, United States of America
(Toronto, Canada)
Date:
2002
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I have a great coat. I have round black eyes. I have a cap. I raise my hands. I am the boy whose hands are raised in the picture.
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Dani Horowitz
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1978
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The Mother enters, carrying the dead Child in her arms; approaches the pile.
The Mother:Hello, dead children.
I brought my son here.
He’s dead. He’ll lie with you.
Dead Children:You…
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Hanoch Levin
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Palo Alto, United States of America
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1991
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How is a song born?
Like a baby.
At first it hurts
But then, it comes out
And everyone is happy
And suddenly—
How wonderful!
It’s walking
All on its own.
How is a song born?
Like…
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Yehonatan Geffen
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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1978
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It is possible, it is very possible, that here it is impossible to live, but here we must remain, here we must die, sleep…there is no other place…
—Y. H. Brenner
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Gershon Shaked
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1983
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The main point is that, since we are all irremediably inadequate to know the essence of God’s nature, all names (attempts to capture the Divine essence) are metaphors.
We can encourage children to “do…
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Saul Wachs
Places:
Melrose Park, United States of America
Date:
1998