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That year my wife, Hannah, became extremely ill and one Sabbath she was in a coma and close to death. At night, at the conclusion of the Sabbath, we approached her to witness the departure of the…
Contributor:
Ḥayim Vital
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
Second Half of the 16th Century
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When [Isaac Luria] was sick, he blessed each companion with a suitable blessing for him, in accordance with the spark of his soul. R. Ḥayim Vital was not there with them at the time of the blessing…
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Unknown
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Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
1534–1572
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The bathroom looked as though some spiteful thug had left his calling card after having robbed the house. As my father was tended to and he was what counted, I would just as soon have nailed the door…
Contributor:
Philip Roth
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1991
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My mother and father were an embarrassment to me, up until high school. They were much older than my friends’ parents (my dad was forty- seven and my mother was forty- four when I was born), and they…
Contributor:
Paul Wellstone
Places:
Washington, United States of America
Date:
2001