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Sermon: On the Holy Land
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The three problems that I first asked are explained in regard to all of that which I have said. The first: Why is it called the “Holy Land” and the “Holy Temple”? This is according to the fact that it…

Contributor:

Isaac Karo

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Date:

Beginning of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Gentiles, Mysticism, Kashrut, Jewish identity

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Sermons
A lovely fawn inspiring awe and love
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A lovely fawn inspiring awe and love,    Her eyes shoot darts that penetrate men’s      hearts. Her lips are like a scarlet thread, a rose    Dotted with dabs of myrrh. Her face is      bright as…

Contributor:

Solomon Mazal Tov

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

Early 16th Century

Subjects:

Love, Body image, Animals, Exile, Israel/Israelis

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Popular Poetry