Peri tsadik (Fruit of the Righteous)
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This entry contains material that some people may find disturbing.May the bridegroom rejoice and the roses multiply, let sorrows fade away and let the young, old, and simple-minded understand. May the grooms be joyful with strophic poetry (shirot) and songs (renanot), set to many melodies, with happiness and a fear of sin. [However] Let them leave off of the lustful poems that the Arabs wrote in a foul language…
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