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Let us chant, my brothers,
this dirge together,
for God severed our hands
by this disaster.
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Unknown
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Paris, Kingdom of France (Paris, France)
Date:
ca. 1827
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Sky, have mercy on me!
If there be in you a God and to that God a path
and I have not found it—
you pray for me!
I—my heart’s dead and there’s no prayer left in my mouth
and no strength and no hope…
Contributor:
Chaim Nahman Bialik
Places:
Kishinev, Russian Empire (Chisinau, Moldova)
Date:
1903
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Rise and go to the town of the killings and you’ll come to the yards
and with your eyes and your own hand feel the fence
and on the trees and on the stones and plaster of the walls
the congealed…
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Chaim Nahman Bialik
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Kishinev, Russian Empire (Chisinau, Moldova)
Date:
1903
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The prophecy of Obadiah.
We have received tidings from the Lord,
And an envoy has been sent out among the nations:
“Up! Let us rise up against her for battle.”
Thus said my Lord God concerning…
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A pronouncement on Nineveh: The Book of the Prophecy of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The Lord is a passionate, avenging God;
The Lord is vengeful and fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance…
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“It is only because the Lord was with us,”
says the old Israel;
in You lies holiness,
Israel’s praises.
“It is only because the Lord was with us,”
You elevated us above other men,
You saved us from…
Contributor:
Abraham Toledo
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Date:
1732
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We should praise God eternally and proclaim His wonders, for He is revered and venerated by pious souls. He is powerful both on earth and in Heaven. His praise is unfathomable, no one can laud Him…
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Elye Bokher
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Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
Date:
1507
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My grandfather’s kinsman, a Jew who tamed bears,
Performed in the market towns;
By day his beast was confined in chains;
At night, they danced under the stars.
Nicknamed “Ten Commandments,” the man…
Contributor:
Moyshe Kulbak
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Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1922
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A Gift to Hofshteyn
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Aharon Kushnirov
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1922
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O quickly, Messiah, come quickly at last,
The world is engirdled with serpents, in vast
Poisonous circles of famine and care,
Terror and torment, decay and despair;
The earth has denied men the…
Contributor:
Avrom Reisen
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
Date unknown, 20th century