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Her bitter soul is anguished: For Tishah be-Av
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Her bitter soul is anguished, because of her ailing wound. The city one teeming with people is desolate, the Holy City that she had inherited. For the glorious, sweet land, tears descend like a…

Contributor:

Netanel Crescas

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Ottoman Empire (Algeria)

Date:

First Half of the 17th Century

Subjects:

Mourning, Holidays, Tishah be-Av, Jerusalem, Exile, Prayer & liturgy

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Prayer & Liturgy
The Syrian-African Rift: Six Poems
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The sages say, that at the time the Syrian-African Rift occurred, the celestial inhabitants were not up-to-date. Each man was engaged at his trade. In grinding…

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Avot Yeshurun

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Date:

1973

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Mourning, Jewish identity, Holidays, Death, Poetry

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Poetry
Psalm 126
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A song of ascents. When the Lord restores the fortunes of Zion —we see it as in a dream— our mouths shall be filled with laughter, our tongues, with songs of joy. Then shall they say among the…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prayer & liturgy, Pilgrimage, Holidays, Jerusalem, Mourning, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Prayer & Liturgy, Biblical poetry