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As in the case of Israel and the Torah, so in the case of G-d there are the apparent or conceivable attributes, and the hidden or inconceivable attributes.What is conceivable of the Divine Being is…
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Joseph Isaac Schneersohn
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Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1936
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And now Blimele, dear child,
Stop—stop playing now.
No time for that.
We can be called at any minute
To leave our poor home
—A lonely boat on an island of sand—
And be hurled into the midst
Of a…
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Simkhe-Bunem Shayevitsh
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Lodz, General Government (Lodz, Poland)
Date:
1942
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Question:In America there is now a notable general rise in religion. The membership of religious organizations has grown, religious gatherings attract a larger audience, etc. Likewise in Jewish life…
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Joseph B. Soloveitchik
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1954
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Every woman is obligated to kindle lights on the eve of each Sabbath and Festival and this is a great mitzvah. And she makes the blessing, “Blessed are You God, our Lord, King of the universe. Who has…
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Benjamin Slonik
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poland)
Date:
1577
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Lord God, You are very mercifulSo incline Your ears toward usAnd Remove Your Anger from usFor the Great sins that we have committed.Day and night we will pray to GodTo accept our pleas,And hear our…
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Toybe Pan
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1680
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King Solomon, peace be upon him, says in…
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Rebecca Tiktiner
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Tykocin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)
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Second Half of the 16th Century
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Passover is coming soon and I ask you to invite me to the seder. Let me in!I won’t cost you very much. I don’t eat kneydlekh! Don’t serve me maror, the bitter herbs—I was born with them!Do not ask me…
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David Pinski, Y. L. Peretz
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1895
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Since time immemorial Jews in every city would customarily kasher the dishes they use throughout the year for Passover—glassware by soaking, and pots by heating them to a very high temperature. But a…
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Rosalea Gershenowitz, Alexander Zederbaum
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1884
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We Jews, the first nation in the world that began not only to mark but also to appraise and to judge the generations, evaluate eras on the basis of different criteria, namely, how much refinement is…
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1945
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Why should I write to you about myself? Nothing has happened in the meantime in my personal life. My son is still with me, as before. He is still an Extern. He knows the gymnasium [university…
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Yehoshu‘a Ḥana Ravnitski
Places:
Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1909