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Although he himself would not recite “for the sake of the unification,” in keeping with the ruling of the Gaon—the Noda bi-Yehudah [R. Ezekiel Landau]—he was occasionally jealous of those who say it.…
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Simon Sofer
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Kraków, Austro-Hungarian Empire
(Kraków, Poland)
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ca. 1870
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Hear, O Israel, descendants of holy ones: see that newcomers have recently arrived intending to make grapes, but instead have produced wild grapes [see Isaiah 5:2]. There is no local foundation for…
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Second Half of the 17th Century
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Our God is one. You are my God: Hallelujah!
Who created me, body and soul: Hallelujah!
You created Heaven and earth: Hallelujah!
We will praise You forever: Hallelujah!
You…
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Rebecca Tiktiner
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Second Half of the 16th Century
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King Solomon (may he rest in peace) said: The righteous man walketh in his integrity [Proverbs 20:7]. Now this means that a man should follow God’s…
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Jacob Ashkenazi of Janov
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(Janów Lubelski, Poland)
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Early 17th Century
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I am a friend to all lovers of Torah and wisdom and my only desire and my complete salvation rest in disseminating the sources of the Torah in order that the earth will be full of the knowledge of God…
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Samuel David Luzzatto
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1851
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The great value of prayer is well known. It is formulated in the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings, and explained further in the words of our rabbis of blessed memory. It is called the service of…
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The Council of the Four Lands
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Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Lublin, Poland)
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1617
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From the cradle to the grave,
A heavy burden crushes us . . .
Constrains the mind, destroys our strength,
Wreathes our brow with thorns . . .
And yet, with amazing power
Our lips run along the…
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Aleksander Kraushar
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Kraków, Russian Empire
(Poland, Poland)
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1890
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Moses Michael Rosenboim
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Schönlanke, Kingdom of Prussia
(Trzcianka, Poland)
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1848
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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…
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Elimelech of Lizhensk
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Leżajsk, Habsburg Empire
(Leżajsk, Poland)
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The communal treasurer stands on guard at the entrance to the rabbi’s home to make inquiry concerning every invalid or cripple, and by what name he is called. One can hear the noise of the people as…
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David of Makev
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(Maków Mazowiecki, Poland)
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ca. 1798