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Niggun of Four Stanzas
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A notated version of a wordless Hasidic niggun, melody, attributed to Shneur Zalman of Liady, the founder of Chabad Hasidism.

Contributor:

Shneur Zalman of Liady

Places:

Lyady, Russian Empire (Lyady, Belarus)

Date:

ca. 1800

Subjects:

Music, Exile, Hasidism, Yiddish, Mysticism

Categories:

Performing Arts, Music
Page of sheet music.
Sefer ha-ḥayim (The Book of Life)
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As it is written in the Zohar, Shelakh lekha: Women are privileged to merit the joy of the righteous who do the work of the Lord. They establish merit for their portion among the righteous. Men and…

Contributor:

Simon Frankfurt

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1703

Subjects:

Life cycle, Ethics, Mysticism

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Ethics
Print of four scenes in quadrants with German headings on each: top left is sick man in bed, top right is sick man in bed surrounded by people with candles and books, bottom left is sick man lying on the floor, and bottom right is procession through city walls.