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At the request of a well-known patriot
Our hope is not yet lost
That hope of ages
To return to the land of our fathers
To the city where David dwelt
As long as hope remains in our hearts
The…
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Naftali Herz Imber
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1884
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It is the duty of all Jews in New York and the vicinity to come to the People’s Theater on Thanksgiving—matinee and evening—as well as every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to…
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Unknown
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1909
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Marx Brothers
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1914
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At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites, wherever they lived, were sought out and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate a joyful dedication with thanks-giving and with song, accompanied…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat,
sat and wept,
as we thought of Zion.
There on the poplars
we hung up our lyres,
for our captors asked us there for songs,
our tormentors, for amusement,
“Si…
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A copy of the letter from the perfect sage R. Samuel Norzi, of blessed memory, in which he seeks to permit, as per his opinion, the singers [in the synagogue] to…
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Samuel Isaac Norzi, Abraham Graziano
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Senigallia, Papal States (Senigallia, Italy)
Date:
1645
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Hear, O Israel, descendants of holy ones: see that newcomers have recently arrived intending to make grapes, but instead have produced wild grapes [see Isaiah 5:2]. There is no local foundation for…
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Unknown
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Second Half of the 17th Century
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Let the elders rejoice and the discerning be glad, the students and rabbis be happy, and the princes and the officers, and the wealthy and the needy exult, with the poor and those lacking sustenance…
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Judah Leyb Zelichover
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark (Altona, Germany)
Date:
1697
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If I was indeed engaged in my youth with singing and the musical art, surely it is the most magnificent of the arts, and I have elucidated its beneficial effects in the Abir Ya‘akov in this commentary…
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David Messer Leon
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Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Early 16th Century
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May the language of truth be established forever, or as the poet …
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1622/23