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With devout accents, the beautiful Hebrew woman
Implored the exalted choirs for their grace,
Indeed, midst heavenly stars, in sacred fires,
She holds supreme minds happily in her grip:
Upon the sound…
Contributor:
Sarra Copia Sullam
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1623
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Blessed art Thou, Lord, our God,
King of the Universe,
Who has kept us and protected us,
and supported us until this day
it would be better we had never seen.
You deprived us of nothing,
neither…
Contributor:
Boris Khersonsky
Date:
1996
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The one who whispers in automobiles
Causes streetlamps to tremble with thanksgiving as he kneels
And brings their harsh hauteur low as they boast
At the hour of perfect darkness
At the height of the…
Contributor:
Haviva Pedaya
Places:
Beersheba, Israel
Date:
1996
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I understood very early that life is a serious business. I do not remember committing any of those childish pranks that everyone keeps in his distant memory. From the age of four I was sent to the mel…
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Gabriel Arié
Places:
Davos, Switzerland
Date:
1906
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To one who honors you, Lord, be just,
And may my sonorous work be blessed.
Dear lord, by your will be it wrought
That out of nothing comes a new Thought.
Let it be pure, proud, faithful…
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Catulle Mendès
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Paris, French Republic
(Paris, France)
Date:
1900
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There once lived a little shepherd.
One time he fell asleep in the vale.
The shepherd woke: woe to me!
The sheep were not in the vale.
Woe is me,
Woe and oh
Without my sheep
Where should I go.
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Yeḥiel Heilprin
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Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1912
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Across from me in the subway sat the madonna
Crossing her legs,
Bending over a tabloid.
She read about a cashier-girl who jumped into the water
When her bridegroom left her with a rising belly.
The…
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A. Leyeles
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1937
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An old sight too has its moment of birth.
A birdless sky
Strange and set apart.
Facing your widow on the moonlit night stands
A city plunged in crickets’ tears.
And when you see a road still…
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Nathan Alterman
Places:
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1938
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Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. He…
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I am only this song that you place on my lips.
I am yours: yours my arms, yours my legs,
Yours my hands, yours my belly, my loins,
Yours my breasts, yours my teeth, yours my lips,
Yours my tongue…
Contributor:
André Chouraqui
Date:
1960