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Lamentations
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In a dingy kitchen Facing a Ghetto backyard An old woman is chanting Jeremiah’s Lamentations, Quaveringly, Out of a Hebrew Bible. The gaslight flares and falls . . . This night, Two thousand…

Contributor:

Alter Brody

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1918

Subjects:

Holidays, Tishah be-Av, Mourning

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
The Syrian-African Rift: Six Poems
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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…

Contributor:

Avot Yeshurun

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Date:

1973

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Mourning, Jewish identity, Death, Holidays

Categories:

Poetry, Literature
Psalm 126
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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…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prayer, Pilgrimage, Holidays, Jerusalem, Mourning

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Prayer & Liturgy, Biblical Poetry, Religion & Theology