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There are several Jewish and Hebrew greetings, farewells, and phrases that are used in Judaism, and in Jewish and Hebrew-speaking communities around the world. Even outside Israel , Hebrew is an important part of Jewish life. [ 1 ]
'My heart is in the east') is a Hebrew poem by the Spanish-Jewish philosopher, physician, and poet Judah Halevi. It is one of the most prominent works of medieval Hebrew poetry in Spain . The poem expresses yearning for the Land of Israel and belongs to the group of "Songs of Zion ," one of the most original categories in secular Hebrew poetry ...
Selichot prayer leaf (c. 8th–9th century) discovered in the famous Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Gansu, China in 1908 by Paul Pelliot.. Selichot (Hebrew: סְלִיחוֹת, romanized: səliḥoṯ, singular: סליחה, səliḥā) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days.
List of Hebrew language poets (year links are to corresponding "[year] in poetry" article): This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Rare Flower (2012), a moving poetry collection about love and peace spans five decades and is dedicated to the memory of her departed husband, Chaim Aharoni, and her departed daughter, Talia Aharoni Winkler. The book was translated into many languages, and nominated for a Nobel Prize, in 2014.
Hebrew poetry is poetry written in the Hebrew language. It encompasses such things as: Biblical poetry, the poetry found in the poetic books of the Hebrew Bible; Piyyut, religious Jewish liturgical poetry in Hebrew or Aramaic; Medieval Hebrew poetry written in Hebrew; Modern Hebrew poetry, poetry written after the revival of the Hebrew language
Songs of My Beloved Country - Draft, handwriting of Leah Goldberg Memorial plaque on Leah Goldberg's house in Tel Aviv. Leah Goldberg or Lea Goldberg [1] (Hebrew: לאה גולדברג; May 29, 1911, Königsberg – January 15, 1970, Jerusalem) was a prolific Hebrew-language poet, author, playwright, literary translator, illustrater and painter, [2] [3] and comparative literary researcher.
Modern Hebrew poetry was promoted by the Haskalah movement. The first Haskalah poet, who heavily influenced the later poets, was Naphtali Hirz Wessely at the end of the 18th century. After him came Shalom HaCohen , [ 2 ] Other pioneers of modern Hebrew poetry are Max Letteris , Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn and his son Micah Joseph , [ 2 ] and ...