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Yehudah Halevi Poems
- O My Lord, Your Dwelling Places Are Lovely
O My Lord, Your dwelling places are lovely
Your Presence is manifest, not in mystery.
My dream brought me to the Temple of God
And I praised its delightful servants, ... - Cups Without Wine
Cups without wine are low things
Like a pot thrown to the ground,
But brimming with the juice, they shine
Like body and soul. ... - On The Sea
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My God, break not the breakers of the sea,
Nor command to the deep, 'Become dry'.
Until I thank Your mercies, and I thank ... - Who Is Like Thee
Who is like Thee, revealing the deeps,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
The Creator who discovereth all from nothing, ... - Marriage Song
Fair is my dove, my loved one,
None can with her compare:
Yea, comely as Jerusalem,
Like unto Tirzah fair. ...
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Richards1052: i used to admire yehudah halevi's famous line: "my heart is in the east, but i am in farthest of far west." now i am in the far west, but instead of my heart being in the east, i am heartsick about it.Opensiddur: for those davvening the amidah on tu bishvat, here's a special piyyut composed in the 11th century by the poet yehudah ben hillel halevi for just such an occasion. each alef-bet acrostic stanza is integrated into the structure of the amidah's blessings:
Spindokai: the full expression “next year in jerusalem!” appears in a poem by 12th-century poet yehudah halevi that he wrote for the conclusion of the yom kippur service, asking god to end israel’s suffering.
Bmmworldwide: it’s almost as if the tedious, anti-western religion parochialism to which aspiring journalists are subjected in university is designed to hobble those who might one day report on (gasp) jews. do they even teach emily dickinson or yehudah halevi anymore?
Lisaervin128: 2/2 “i sought your nearness. with all my heart i called you. and in my going out to meet you, i found you coming toward me, as in the wonders of your might and holy works i saw you." –yehudah halevi, from "where will i find you", trans. peter cole
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