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Esther’s Triumph
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Friends, let’s celebrate this day—Viva! Purim, occasion to be gay—Viva! Safe and free from Haman’s wrong, Let’s shout in unison this song—Viva, viva, viva . . . Esther, brilliant as the sun—Viva! G…

Contributor:

Moses L. Penha

Places:

Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)

Date:

1847

Subjects:

Music, Colonialism, Women, Holidays, Ladino

Categories:

Performing Arts, Music, Popular Poetry, Poetry
Song for Simkhes Toyre
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Our God is one. You are my God:     Hallelujah! Who created me, body and soul:      Hallelujah! You created Heaven and earth:      Hallelujah! We will praise You forever:      Hallelujah! You…

Contributor:

Rebecca Tiktiner

Places:

Tykocin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)

Date:

Second Half of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Simḥat Torah, Prayer, Women, Piety

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy, Literature, Poetry
The Prayer of Queen Esther
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Meanwhile the queen, wracked by internal anguish,invites the king and Haman to her banquetand in joyous hope awaits the sacred streamof divine mercy form the holy fount-head;her humble soul bowed low…

Contributor:

João Pinto Delgado

Places:

Rouen, France

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Prayer, Women, Rebellion

Categories:

Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry