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My heart overflows inside me [see Psalms 45:2]; my heart, my heart moans [see Jeremiah 4:19], racing back and forth [see Ezekiel 1:14]; I am astounded by a voice, a voice that calls to me, saying to…
Contributor:
Moses Alsheikh
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
ca. 1590
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I maintain that this megilah [scroll] is nothing other than a disputation of the people of the diaspora, those exiled in the bitter and impetuous [see Habakkuk 1:6] captivity of this host [see Obadiah…
Contributor:
Moses Alsheikh
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
1591
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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth (Song of Songs 1:2).These are the first spoken words of the student who yearns for the Torah, which is like the daughter of the king of kings with its…
Contributor:
Solomon ha-Levi Alkabetz
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
16th Century