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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
Megilas Vintz (The Scroll of Vintz)
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Every day they took from us whatever their hearts desired. They said to us, “We are needed to protect you from the mob.” We had no choice but to believe them. We had to take being cheated. They…

Contributor:

Elhanan Helen

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1616

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Pogroms, Prayer, Jewish quarters, Women

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Poetry
The Martyrdom of the 93 Beit Ya‘akov Girls
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We cleansed our bodies and we are pure, We cleansed our spirits and are at peace. Death does not frighten us, We shall meet it calmly. We served God with…

Contributor:

Hillel Bavli

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Date:

1943

Subjects:

Martyrdom, Women, Purity, Prayer, Holocaust

Categories:

Poetry, Literature, Religion & Theology