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Moses Ḥazan of Thebes
10th or 11th Century
Moses Ḥazan ben Abraham of Thebes was a liturgical poet (paytan) who composed more than twenty seliḥot (penitential poems). In his poems, he mentions that he was a ḥazan and memuneh or syndic, a position of prominence within the Greek Jewish communities of the Balkan regions.
Content by Moses Ḥazan of Thebes
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Man, know the irrevocable judgment
Man, know the irrevocable judgment.Remember the day when He who dwells in heavenwill take account of the progeny of heaven and earth (Genesis 2:4).When their basic deeds come before Him,the reckoning…
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Your people, O God, are oppressed
Your people, O God, are oppressed by the hand of oppressors, and given as prey to their teeth.In tears, they are beaten and confounded in their enemies’ lands.They live among the young lions, and they…