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O God of Hosts, our God from of old,
Was it for this that You selected our ancestors from days of yore
That You took their descendants as an inheritance for Yourself
To set them up as the target of…
Contributor:
Abraham Dov (Adam) ha-Kohen Lebensohn
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1842
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This story admittedly took place a long time ago and furthermore in a far-off land—in England, in fact. Yet in spite of everything, it is still important and worthy of being…
Contributor:
Isaac Meyer Dik
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Vilna, Russian Empire
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1889
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“ . . . And all those who are on the left side go and wander in the world and seek to dress themselves in the body.”—From Zohar Beraishit
When the Havdoleh candle is extinguished,
In Gehenna, the…
Contributor:
Aaron Zeitlin
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ca. 1920
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He didn’t take it seriously the first few times his roommates suggested that he start peddling images of Jesus, of Yoshke, as he preferred to call him. He thought they were kidding. How could they be…
Contributor:
Pinkhes Berniker
Places:
Rochester, United States of America
Vilnius, Lithuania
Date:
1935