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A Story of What Happened to Rav Moshe Danon and the Elders of the Jewish Community of Sarajevo on 20 October 1819
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Let us recount a story of the old days, of what happened to a great man who lived then. He was our Rav Danon, may his name endure forever. We will not forget him ever, We will extol him before God, f…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Date:

ca. 1820

Subjects:

Rabbis, Muslim-Jewish relations, Finance, Violence

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Hymn to Bar Yohai
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Blessed are you, Bar Yohai, you were anointed  by your brethren with the oil of joy:Bar Yohai,    with the oil of a sacred shareyou were anointed through holy measure, sanctity’s bud you wore like a…

Contributor:

Simeon Ibn Lavi

Places:

Tripoli, Ottoman Empire (Tripoli, Lebanon)

Date:

16th Century

Subjects:

Kabbalah, Mysticism, Rabbis, Music, Prayer

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Liturgical Poetry