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6 days ago · pizmon- plural "pizmonim"- is a term transferred to hebrew from greek by way of aramaic, meaning "adoration and praise," i.e. A POEM PRAISING GOD. IT WAS FIRST APPLIED TO THE REFRAIN IN PIYYUTIM IN WHICH EITHER THE FIRST OR THE LAST LINE OF THE FIRST STANZA WAS REPEATED AT THE END OF EACH STANZA.
May 23, 2024 · [1] The Hebrew word kinor probably refers to a lyre or harp. is inspired by a verse from the Songs of Zion, “I am like a lyre for your songs”, by the Spanish Jewish poet Judah Halevi (1075-1141). There are other biblical references too: in the first verse, the expression “the city that sits solitary” comes from the Book of Lamentations ...
May 14, 2024 · MAY 12, 2024. TABLET MAGAZINE. In the Kuzari, one of the great Jewish philosophical treatises of the Middle Ages, Rabbi Judah Halevi depicts a fictional dialogue between the king of the Khazars and a rabbi. The rabbi points out that Jews are peace-loving and that they don’t kill like others.
May 9, 2024 · Rabbi Judah HaLevi, writing in his monumental “Kuzari”, notes that G-d introduced Himself to the Jewish People as [Shemot 20:2] “[He Who ]took you out of Egypt” and not “[He Who] created ...
2 days ago · Jewish poetry. Biblical; Piyyutim; Al-Andalus; Yemenite; Epic; Medieval Hebrew; Modern Hebrew; Jewish poets. Shalom Shabazi; Abraham Sutzkever; Judah Halevi; Sergey Izgiyayev; Dunash ben Labrat; Itzik Feffer; Emma Lazarus; Solomon ibn Gabirol; Abba Kovner; Qasmuna; Yehuda Amichai; S.L. Shneiderman
5 days ago · Why now? Rabbi Yehuda Halevi (a 12 th century Spanish rabbi and Jewish poet) said it best, ‘libi beMizrach’ (my heart is in the East). It has been especially difficult to leave my home, my ...
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May 19, 2024 · The Rishonim. 4800–5160 (1040–1400) By Nissan Mindel. Published by Kehot Publication Society. Rabbi Amnon of Mayence. (circa 4700-4800) "My good friend, Rabbi Amnon, I know you have been loyal and devoted to me for many years. Now I wish to ask you a personal favor.
