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The Dybbuk
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Three Idlers [finish chanting]:Why, oh why,Did the soul descendFrom the highest heightTo the deepest end?The greatest fallContains the upward flight.[A long pause. All three sit motionless, lost in…

Contributor:

S. An-ski

Places:

Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1913–1917

Subjects:

Folklore, Love, Jewish identity, Mysticism, Death, Performing arts

Categories:

Theater/Drama
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, Burial, Death

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.