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When spring is asleep it palely awakens
In fields of fire the final battle will cease
And a wonderful morning from valley to hillside
Will rise up in singing and in joy.
The sun will stand still…
Contributor:
Dudu Barak
Places:
Jerusalem, Israel
Date:
1971
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Asleep in songs and lullabies was my heart, while I was dreaming, imagining myself amidst poets, as eloquent and intelligent as the finest wine yeast.From my drunken slumber an illustrious man awoke…
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Leone Modena
Places:
Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1599
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At the close of Independence Day 1972
a biplane plane rose
in the Tel-Aviv sky at dusk
and on its belly
moving lights flashed:
For health and pleasure eat plenty of poultry
Eat as you should…
Contributor:
Meir Wieseltier
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1973
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Salamone de Rossi
Places:
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
Date:
1622/23
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Why should I take it to heart
I have new things on my mind,
Imagination that helps me to forget at times.
Why should I take it to heart
I have so much before that to love,
I always have friends…
Contributor:
Arik Einstein, Shalom Hanoch
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1970
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The sages say, that at the time the Syrian-African Rift
occurred, the celestial inhabitants were not
up-to-date. Each man was engaged
at his trade. In grinding…
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Avot Yeshurun
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1973
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A song of ascents.
When the Lord restores the fortunes of Zion
—we see it as in a dream—
our mouths shall be filled with laughter,
our tongues, with songs of joy.
Then shall they say among the…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Biblical Period
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I’m in a rage, so angry that I don’t know what to do
because of what just happened when I went out with a few
good friends to take a walk in town, this lovely Sabbath day.
We joined a crowd of rowdy…
Contributor:
Leone Modena
Places:
Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
17th Century
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This year I traveled a long way
to view the silence of my city.
A baby calms down when you rock it, a city calms down
from the distance. I dwelled in longing. I played the hopscotch
of the four…
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Yehuda Amichai
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1968
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The love of the Sabbath “Remember and Keep” Preparing my way For Intellect and Soul,To greet the bride, Give joy to the tribes In mercy draw And say to my soul, My thoughts, my…
Contributor:
Shalem Shabazī
Places:
Taiz, Qasimid State (Taiz, Yemen)
Date:
ca. 1679/80