Song at the Sea (Exodus 15), Leningrad Codex

A good many years ago, in 1929, I chanced to read a book which disturbed me in a way I can still remember. The book was called Red Cavalry; it was a collection of stories about Soviet regiments of…

For two minutes we gazed at each other In curious silence. When politeness nudged me in the shoulder, I introduced myself: A man, the crown of creation. The grasshopper Was not overwhelmed. He kept…

On the eve of the fourteenth [of Nisan], after reciting the evening prayer, you must light a wax candle and recite the blessing on removing your leavened foods. Then you must search in your room and…