Yehoshua ha-Kohen

7th Century

Almost nothing is known about Yehoshua ha-Kohen, other than he seems to have lived in Palestine.

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May He break the yoke

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This piyyut (liturgical poem) for the Ninth of Av complains that Israel suffers under Christendom and Islam and expresses hope for Israel’s redemption.