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Sambatyon, a poem for Shabbat by Rabbi Alter Abelson (1931)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Alter Abelson
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Kabbalat Shabbat
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romanticism, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., mythopoesis, the River Sambatyon

The poem “Sambatyon” (1931) by Rabbi Alter Abelson. . . .

Friday Eve, a poem by Rabbi Alter Abelson (1931)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Alter Abelson
Shared on י״ט בשבט ה׳תשע״ט (2019-01-25) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication
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Kabbalat Shabbat, Se'udat Leil Shabbat
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romanticism, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Sabbath Queen, Queens, Kohenet

The poem “Friday Eve” by Rabbi Alter Abelson (1931). . . .

צַפְרִירִים | Tsafririm (“Morning Spirits”), a poem by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik (1900)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), the Ben Yehuda Project (transcription), Ben Aronin and Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik
Shared on ז׳ בשבט ה׳תשע״ט (2019-01-13) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication
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Birkhot haShaḥar
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romanticism, 19th century C.E., Light, first person, modern hebrew poetry, mythopoetic, 57th century A.M., Prayers as poems, alternate rhyming scheme, animistic spirits, numinous beings, Jewish faeries, entering magical territory

The poem “Tsafririm” (1900) by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik with an English translation by Ben Aronin. . . .

שִׁיר לְשִׂמְחָה | Shir l’Simḥah, Friedrich Schiller’s An die Freude (ode to Joy) in Hebrew, 1795

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Friedrich Schiller and Unknown Translator(s)
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National Brotherhood Week, Rosh Ḥodesh Adar (אַדָר) Alef & Bet
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romanticism, liberation, 56th century A.M., 18th Century C.E., Hebrew translation, Ḥasidic, Ode to Joy, Enlightenment, joy, Needing Proofreading

In 1785 Friedrich Schiller wrote his ‘An die Freude an ode ‘To Joy’, describing his ideal of an equal society united in joy and friendship. Numerous copies and adaptations attest to its popularity at the time. The slightly altered 1803 edition was set to music not only by Ludwig van Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony but also by other composers such as Franz Schubert and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Hs. Ros. PL B-57 contains a Hebrew translation of the first edition of the ode (apparently rendered before the 1803 alteration), revealing that the spirit of the age even managed to reach the Jewish community in the Netherlands. Whereas the imagery of Schiller’s original is drawn from Greek mythology, the author of the שִׁיר לְשִׂמְחָה relies on the Bible as a source. In fact, he not only utilises Biblical imagery, but successfully avoids any allusion to Hellenistic ideas whatsoever. . . .

גַּמָּדֵי לָיִל | Gnomes of the Night, a poem by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik (ca. 1894)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), the Ben Yehuda Project (transcription), Ben Aronin and Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik
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Bedtime Shema
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romanticism, 19th century C.E., שדים sheydim, night, modern hebrew poetry, mythopoetic, 57th century A.M., animistic spirits, Jewish faeries, creatures of the night, where the wild things are, vilde ḥayye, whimsy, magical beings, entering magical territory, evening spirits

The poem “Gamodei Layil” (Gnomes of the Night) by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik, ca. 1894. . . .

Sandalphon, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1858)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow
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Ḳedushah
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romanticism, 19th century C.E., Keter, Crown, Wreath, Wheel, Hekhalot, Angels, 57th century A.M., סנדלפון Sandalphon, English Romanticism, Coronation, Angelic Nature, English poetry, קדושה Qedushah

Have you read in the Talmud of old,
In the Legends the Rabbins have told
Of the limitless realms of the air,–
Have you read it,–the marvellous story
Of Sandalphon, the Angel of Glory,
Sandalphon, the Angel of Prayer? . . .

Spiritual Alienation and the Siddur (PresenTense, 2009)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady
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Essays
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philosophy, romanticism

Giving an individual a choice of how verses that are tripping them up are translated, or even how the ineffable name, YHVH, and other divine names in Hebrew are represented in a siddur, can make a difference in their experience of t’fillah (prayer) for someone engaging in individual or communal prayer. Giving someone a place to share their personally authored t’fillot, meditation or commentary, or else collaborate on a translation of a medieval piyut (liturgical poem) can connect Jews to each other in a meaningful way where before they were isolated in their passion and earnest devotion. Providing historical data revealing the siddur as an aggregate of thousands of years of creatively inspired texts can help a Jew understand that their creativity and contribution is also important in this enduring conversation. . . .

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