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Blessed art Thou, Lord, our God,
King of the Universe,
Who has kept us and protected us,
and supported us until this day
it would be better we had never seen.
You deprived us of nothing,
neither…
Contributor:
Boris Khersonsky
Places:
Odesa, Ukraine
Date:
1996
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The one who whispers in automobiles
Causes streetlamps to tremble with thanksgiving as he kneels
And brings their harsh hauteur low as they boast
At the hour of perfect darkness
At the height of the…
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Haviva Pedaya
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Beersheba, Israel
Date:
1996
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Wherein I, Simon Sit in Judgment
On an afternoon in the month of Nisan, which is the sweetest time of the year, the bells were sounded; and I, Simon, the least, the most unworthy of all my…
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Howard Fast
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1948
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“Reb Hersh,” I finally said, “as I sat here listening to you, I sometimes thought I was listening to myself. And since it’s harder to lie to yourself than to someone else, I will answer you as though…
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Chaim Grade
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1951
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To explain the verse with which we started, we will set forth another thesis. It is a custom in Israel—and custom has the status of Torah—for preachers to travel from city to city to rebuke the people…
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Zeraḥ Eidlitz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1766
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I heard from the venerable rabbinic scholar, R. Nahman, an interpretation of the words of [the Besht] that one should intend in every word that he utters submissiveness…
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Jacob Joseph of Polnoye
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Polonnoye, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polonne, Ukraine)
Date:
1780
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Devekut requires that there be no impediment between man and God; only then is devekut possible. As in the parable of the Besht, it is impossible to join silver coins together…
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Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk
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Vitebsk, Russian Empire (Vitebsk, Belarus)
Date:
1814
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I understood very early that life is a serious business. I do not remember committing any of those childish pranks that everyone keeps in his distant memory. From the age of four I was sent to the mel…
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Gabriel Arié
Places:
Davos, Switzerland
Date:
1906
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The Torah ark in the synagogue of Mariampol was surmounted by tablets of the law flanked by rampant lions and topped with a crown, with hands making the priestly blessing. After World War II, Soviet…
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Valerii Rybarskii
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Marijampole, Russian Empire (Marijampole, Lithuania)
Date:
1902
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The title of this etching comes from the inscription that appears on the lower left. The picture depicts a Hasidic Jew in Jerusalem praying at the Western Wall, the remnant of the Second Temple that…
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Hermann Struck
Places:
Berlin, German Empire (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1905