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In the evening through her garden
Wanders the Alcalde’s daughter;
Festal sounds of drum and trumpet
Ring out hither from the castle.
“I am weary of the dances,
Honeyed words of adulation
From the…
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Heinrich Heine
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Göttingen, German Confederation (Göttingen, Germany)
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1827
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Recently, Jewish feminists have turned toward the biblical figure of Miriam to expand women’s place in Jewish traditions. Penina Moïse anticipated the potential innovative role Miriam might play.
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Penina Moïse
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Charleston, United States of America
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1833
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There is a mine for silver,
And a place where gold is refined.
Iron is taken out of the earth,
And copper smelted from rock.
He sets bounds for darkness;
To every limit man probes,
To rocks in…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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The golden noon of the desert beats down silently
On the fields of sand.
Weary skies
Move palely
Over the stillness.
The sun’s step
Strides silently in golden shoes.
Camel footsteps cover the…
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David Vogel
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Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vienna, Austria)
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1916
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He was home from the East, this pilgrim.
He had left to seek a perfumed flower
that Solomon, whose hands grew dark
from constant prayers for beauty,
had planted in the gardens of En Gedi,
fashioned…
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Gustave Kahn
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Lorraine, France
Date:
1895
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The Lord is king!
Let the earth exult,
the many islands rejoice!
Dense clouds are around Him,
righteousness and justice are the base of His
throne.
Fire is His vanguard,
burning His foes on every…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Hallelujah.
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise Him on high.
Praise Him, all His angels,
praise Him, all His hosts.
Praise Him, sun and moon,
praise Him, all bright stars.
Praise Him…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Then the Lord replied to Job out of the tempest and said:
Who is this who darkens counsel,
Speaking without knowledge?
Gird your loins like a man;
I will ask and you will inform Me.
Where were…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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For the leader; on the gittith. A psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name throughout the earth,
You who have covered the heavens with Your splendor!
From the mouths of…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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A psalm of David.
Ascribe to the Lord, O divine beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name;
bow down to the Lord, majestic in holiness.
The voice of…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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