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18th Century|1728
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The love of the Sabbath is the pith of my praise.
“Remember and Keep” provides the rule,
Preparing my way for bridegroom and bride,
For Intellect and Soul, my celestial companions.
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Shalem Shabazi
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Taiz, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Taiz, Yemen)
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ca. 1679/80
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At that time, this story [parashah] was written: a great event happened to the Jews, which caused downfall such as never had been in the world before and never would occur again. They came before the…
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Se‘adya ha-Levi
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1667
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May the Almighty make His vaporous dew fall, for the benefit of His people and His servants, and may He, in His mercy, restore the souls to the deceased. Let him who understands hear, and let him who…
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Sa‘id Tsa‘di, Joseph Lacham
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Sanaʽa, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Sanaa, Yemen)
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ca. 1720
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In her grace, an awe-inspiring woman musters a holy and treasured people,
Each dawn and each evening she gives me recompense,
She is my bow and she is my sword and in her my heart is redeemed.
She is…
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Shalem Shabazi, Shalem Shabazi
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Taiz, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Taiz, Yemen)
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ca. 1679/80
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This wooden tevah—a stand or reader’s platform used for supporting Torah scrolls—was made and used in Yemen. It was the practice in Yemen for boys to become active participants in synagogue services…
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18th Century
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Shalem Shabazi
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Taiz, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Taiz, Yemen)
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Before 1646
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The little lightning bolt of Yemen flashed, despite the overwhelming darkness,
Spurring on sheets of dewy rain to the joy of mankind,
The rivers of Paradise are streams, watering the roses and the…
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Shalem Shabazi
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Taiz, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Taiz, Yemen)
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ca. 1679/80
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Love for an honored woman illuminates my mind’s eye and my imagination,
While I praise her beauty, for she comforts me in my exile.
My soul is like a lone bird and each night she greets the face of…
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Shalem Shabazi
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Taiz, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Taiz, Yemen)
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ca. 1679/80