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Oh my God, my God,
Mighty One of my existence,
have mercy on Your lost son
who has wandered from the ancestral path
and, exiled to cold and unfamiliar climes,
sought to be close to You,
but has not…
Contributor:
Hillel Bavli
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New York City, United States of America
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1923
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A fire [of joy] is kindled within me, when I recall [the spiritual climate] when I was in Yemen,
[But] my soul [descended to] abysmal depths and was immensely astounded when I came to Zion.
The Jews…
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Shalom Rada’i
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1951
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Being a Jew means running forever to God
even if you are His betrayer,
means expecting to hear any day,
even if you are a nay sayer,
the blare of Messiah’s horn;
means, even if you wish to,
you…
Contributor:
Aaron Zeitlin
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1947
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Father, adonoi, author of all things
of the three states,
the soft light on the barn at dawn,
a wind that sings
in the bracken, fire in iron gates,
the ram’s horn,
Furnisher, hinger of…
Contributor:
Anthony Hecht
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1967
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Let us chant, my brothers,
this dirge together,
for God severed our hands
by this disaster.
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Unknown
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
Date:
ca. 1827
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A poem by King Hezekiah of Judah when he recovered from the illness he had suffered:
I had thought:
I must depart in the middle of my days;
I have been consigned to the gates of Sheol
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Praise the Lord; for He is good,
His steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the God of gods,
His steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the Lord of lords,
His steadfast love is eternal;
Who alone works…
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A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me to water in places of repose;
He renews my life;
He guides me in right paths
as…
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A psalm of Asaph.
O God, heathens have entered Your domain,
defiled Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
They have left Your servants’ corpses
as food for the fowl of heaven,
and the…
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The Lord is king!
Let the earth exult,
the many islands rejoice!
Dense clouds are around Him,
righteousness and justice are the base of His
throne.
Fire is His vanguard,
burning His foes on every…
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