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Aaron Ibn al-‘Ammānī
1109-1143
A Jewish leader from Alexandria, Aaron Ibn al-‘Ammānī belonged to a reputable family of physicians and cantors. He is most famous for hosting Judah ha-Levi on the poet’s visit to Egypt, and ha-Levi describes Aaron’s sumptuous palace in his writing. Several of Aaron’s secular and liturgical poems survived in the Cairo Geniza.
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You are God, who does wonders
You are God, who does wonders; show mercy and consolation to the poor nation, which is ill. I shall speak with eloquence to give thanks to You regarding the one who is ill. May the people sweetened…