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Are we who are in this exile the people of Israel, that is, the worshipers of the God of Israel . . . essentially . . . or in . . . name only? . . . For it seems to me that we are not the people of…
Contributor:
Eliezer Eilburg
Places:
Cincinnati, Habsburg Empire
(Moravia, Czech Republic)
Date:
1575
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My soul sighs, fate brings only trouble.
My spirit was lifted, and I grew bold.
I heard a voice: ‘Your poem is gold.
Who has learned to sing like you, Rachel?’
My spirit in turn replies: I’ve lost…
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Rachel Luzzatto Morpurgo
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1847
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In the blessing “With a great love hast Thou loved us,” we say, “and unify our heart to love and fear Thy Name.” This is apparently in contradiction to the principle…
Contributor:
Elimelech of Lizhensk
Places:
Leżajsk, Habsburg Empire
(Leżajsk, Poland)
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Israel David Luzzatto
Places:
Trieste, Habsburg Empire
(Trieste, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1775
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The new Rabbi pleased everybody, because he was beyond all doubt a righteous man. I was then a boy of twelve. My father received two letters from Rabbi Yukel on the subject of a good match for me in…
Contributor:
Ber of Bolechów
Places:
Bolechow, Habsburg Empire
(Bolekhiv, Ukraine)
Date:
ca. 1790–1800