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Five Polemics Concerning Women
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Enough, you fools and idiots, enough! Why do you come to me with sage advice? Are you still infants? Are you soiling still Your diapers and sheets with excrement…

Contributor:

Jacob Frances

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Women, Sexism, Life cycle, Torah study, Humor

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry, Poetry
Oyfn pripetshik (At the Hearth)
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There’s a fire in the hearth Warm and cozy as it gets The rebbe teaches children The Hebrew alphabet

Contributor:

Mark Varshavsky

Places:

Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1900

Subjects:

Education, Children, Torah study, Jewish identity, Exile

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Popular Poetry
The Qualities of God’s Teachings
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The teaching of the Lord is perfect, renewing life; the decrees of the Lord are enduring, making the simple wise; The precepts of the Lord are just, rejoicing the heart; the instruction of the Lord…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Piety, Education, Torah study, Justice system, Monotheism

Categories:

History, Lists & Catalogues, Biblical Poetry, Literature, Poetry