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Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. He…
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The Lord said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of…
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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
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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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King Solomon, of blessed memory, wrote in Proverbs that one ought not to be too pious and one ought not to do too much evil. [The allusion, however, is to Ecclesiastes 7:16–17.] Accordingly, our sages…
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Zvi Hirsch Koidanover
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
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1705
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In the words of this honest song,
Many pious Jews will delight.
Women and children, young men and young women,
This honest song will please the heart of every Jewish child.
In all your…
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Jacob Tausk
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1666
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My heart desires to praise the Lord though I do not see Him.
Yet I praise him every day for all His kindnesses to me,
My soul gives thanks to Him for it belongs to Him and comes from Him.
My heart…
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Israel Najara
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Gaza, Ottoman Empire (Gaza, Palestine)
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Early 17th Century
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I hope in the Lord at all times,
And to the fearsome, awful One,
I cry: Grant redemption, Thou
Who dost not slumber, dost not sleep.
My soul, all weary and exhausted,
Longs and yearns,
For it…
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Masud
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Second Half of the 17th Century
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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