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Rosh Hodesh is celebrated only eleven times a year. Tishre, the month Rosh Hodesh coincides with Rosh Hashanah, is omitted. If Rosh Hodesh falls on two days, the ceremony may…
Contributor:
Arlene Agus
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1976
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Then Khalīāl answered God:
“I have sworn an oath upon the Truth;
I will not hold back my hand from Isaac
Until my oath is carried out. O Lord,
My condition to desist is a witnessed covenant,
That…
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Amīnā
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Beginning of the 18th Century
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My heart is seeking out the Lord, and to Almighty God I pray
That He come back unto the altar, shelter me beneath His shade,
And that He settle Israel’s throngs in a tranquil dwelling place.
In…
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Israel Najara
Places:
Gaza, Ottoman Empire
(Gaza, Palestine)
Date:
Early 17th Century
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Upon arising in the morning, we acknowledge
God’s presence and compassion
I am grateful to You, living, enduring King, for restoring my soul to me in compassion. You are faithful beyond measure.
Contributor:
Jules Harlow
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1985
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Wherever we stand to lift our eyes to heaven, that place is a Holy of Holies.
—S. Ansky
The sun descending settling
on the roof of the synagogue.
The cantor faces the open Ark,
His exhausted voice…
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Herman Taube
Places:
Rockville, United States of America
Date:
1986
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It is up to us
To hallow Creation,
To respond to Life
With the fullness of our lives.
It is up to us
To meet the World,
To embrace the Whole
Even as we wrestle
With its parts.
It is up to us
To…
Contributor:
Rami M. Shapiro
Places:
Miami, United States of America
Date:
1988
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There will be a concert of an excellent music ensemble at the Aynalı Gazino next to Taksim Garden in Beyoğlu, from the first day of the holy Ramadan Feast and every Friday, Saturday…
Contributor:
Udi Misirli Ibrahim Efendi
Places:
(Tunis, Tunisia)
Date:
1909
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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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Adonay,
Our people have called You Monarch of the universe.
Help us who live without a monarch on a throne
To perceive Your sovereignty
In the royal splendor that pervades the universe,
In the holy…
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Laura Geller
Places:
Beverly Hills, United States of America
Date:
1985
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We have strayed off the path, missed the mark.
We address the Parent of the Universe,
the Majesty of Life.
There is no other.
We pray for renewal this year,
that harsh decrees be annulled,
that…
Contributor:
David Shneyer
Places:
Washington, United States of America
Date:
1992