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[ . . . ] After the intractable insolence shown by Süss when his sentence was pronounced, he was fettered cross-wise in the Chamber of Nobles, where he was to be confined until execution, and kept…
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Lion Feuchtwanger
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Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)
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1925
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And now, good friends, as we observe the adventures of Isaac, we are shaken and stunned. This Isaac who is no worse than any other person, why is he punished so harshly? Is it because he teased a dog…
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
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1945
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
“Hear the terms of this covenant, and recite them to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem! And say to them, Thus said the Lord, the God…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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O you who dwell in the shelter of the Most High
and abide in the protection of Shaddai—
I say of the Lord, my refuge and stronghold,
my God in whom I trust,
that He will save you from the fowler’s…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat,
sat and wept,
as we thought of Zion.
There on the poplars
we hung up our lyres,
for our captors asked us there for songs,
our tormentors, for amusement,
“Si…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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A psalm. A song; for the sabbath day.
It is good to praise the Lord,
to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High,
To proclaim Your steadfast love at daybreak,
Your faithfulness each night
With a ten…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Being a Jew means running forever to God
even if you are His betrayer,
means expecting to hear any day,
even if you are a nay sayer,
the blare of Messiah’s horn;
means, even if you wish to,
you…
Contributor:
Aaron Zeitlin
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1947
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A psalm of Asaph.
O God, heathens have entered Your domain,
defiled Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
They have left Your servants’ corpses
as food for the fowl of heaven,
and the…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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But Moses implored the Lord his God, saying, “Let not Your anger, O Lord, blaze forth against Your people, whom You delivered from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand. Let…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. He did what was displeasing to the Lord, following the abhorrent practices of the nations that the…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE