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My palms are raised toward you,
To the little light
Which I still have in your eyes,
And you—sharpen your teeth
For the softness of my yellow flesh;
And were this flesh to be thrown upon the field
An…
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Esther Raab
Places:
Cairo, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Cairo, Egypt)
Date:
1926
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The mystery of prayer on the days of Rosh Hashanah presents itself with characteristic familiarity: it reveals itself to those who want to fulfill it, and eludes those who want only to know it.
Prayer…
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Places:
Berlin, Nazi Germany (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1936
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To the Conductor: A song of David.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
the firmament tells His handiwork.
Day on day utters speech,
night on night announces knowledge.
There is no speech and…
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Jacqueline Osherow
Places:
Salt Lake City, United States of America
Date:
1999
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Holy books, said my friend, angry,
there’s no such thing. Books,
books: let them talk
to us about books.
It was a hot night.
At noon light rips
through the room, and everything’s clear:
over the…
Contributor:
Meir Wieseltier
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1986
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Two am. Roy’s hospital room. Roy’s body is on the bed. Ethel is sitting in a chair. Belize enters, then calls off in a whisper.Belize:Hurry.(Louis enters wearing an overcoat and dark sunglasses.)Louis…
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Tony Kushner
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1992
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Jane Logemann
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1995
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Let us begin with the most basic questions: Can oral traditions of music constitute a reliable source for historical research? While this question is applicable to most music…
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Edwin Seroussi
Places:
Ramat Gan, Israel
Date:
1996
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What is the place of the idolatry that is reflected in the Bible?
This idolatry is not a representation perverted for the sake of polemic; nor is it an artificial…
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Yehezkel Kaufmann
Places:
Jerusalem, Israel
Date:
1951
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And now, good friends, as we observe the adventures of Isaac, we are shaken and stunned. This Isaac who is no worse than any other person, why is he punished so harshly? Is it because he teased a dog…
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S. Y. Agnon
Places:
Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1945
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[…] I will be arguing that, better to understand the God-idea and more effectively overcome the obstacles to the acceptance of God in our lives, we must view theology with a new perception. Elohut…
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Harold M. Schulweis
Places:
Encino, United States of America
Date:
1975