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And Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9.
In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…
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Israel Salanter
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At night once, I awoke in the dark, crowded, loudly snoring railroad car; instantly I saw him on the seat across from me and instantly I recognized him. There he sat, the old, familiar night-Jew, who…
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David Bergelson
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Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
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1915
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“I am the Lord your God” [the first of the 10 commandments, namely, to believe in God] precedes [the second commandment] “You shall have no other Gods,” for through complete contemplation of “I am the…
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Tsadok ha-Kohen of Lublin
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Lublin, Russian Empire (Lublin, Poland)
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1902
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The present commentary on Leviticus is based on my lectures on Leviticus given at the Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin in 1873/4 and 1876/7. This fact explains the approach and the economy of my…
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David Tsvi Hoffmann
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1904
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I adapted the above psalm to my situation, for the blessed Lord freed me from the Inquisition—although broken, I was released and free—where I saw eleven seeming penitents burned to death for heresy…
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David Abenatar Melo
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
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1626
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And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojourning, in the land of Canaan (Genesis 37:1): In that part of the land of Canaan where his father had lived, similar to the verse: [To Mamre, to Kiryat…
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Ovadiah Sforno
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Bologna, Papal States (Bologna, Italy)
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Before 1550
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“R. Isaac said, etc.” In Genesis Rabbah it says: “Even though there is not a single superfluous narrative in the Torah—not even ‘the sister of Lotan was Timna’”—for it says in Sanhedrin Chapter ḥelek…
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Judah Loew
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1578
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Isaac de Acosta
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Bayonne, Kingdom of France (Bayonne, France)
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1709
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Moses who was God’s unique messenger,
Who revealed the Path of God to humankind,
In God’s Presence at Mount Sinai
He received knowledge and insight,
The Torah, the Truth, and the Path
He accepted…
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‘Imrānī
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Isfahan, Ottoman Empire (Isfahan, Iran)
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Early 16th Century
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Come, faithful community, let us sing
To Him who dwells on high, your creator, O Jacob.
Come, let us sing.
O garden dweller, raise song and hymns:
Young and old, all together…
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Joseph Shalom Gallego
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Early 17th Century