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The Maharal of Prague - Shulman Writer

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From The Maharal of Prague. Black clouds ranged above the massed steeples and crowded roofs of Prague. Thunder clapped, lightning flashed madly and the rain lashed downward in sheets that the wind drove against the sodden houses and the passers-by fighting their way home. The rain drummed against the latched shutters of the Maharal's home. Sorrow filled his heart now. Had this not been a time of joy? The Maharal's grief was bitter indeed, and he felt keenly the loss of his brilliant, pious brother. At ti...

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Poetry - Shulman Writer

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Hashem, please help my feet. Dance like antelope,. Shimmer like a meadow,. Climb like boulders strewn on mountains;. Please help my fingers. Gesture like smoke,. Open like harvested fields,. Endure like the hills,. Flicker like the surf,. Clap together like a flock of ravens;. Please help my mouth. Sing like forests,. Roar like caves,. Plead like stars,. Burst like a field of poppies;. Please help my body. Pour like the Gulf Stream,. Melt like a spring thaw,. Flee like the zebra,. Vast as Asia,. You Took...

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The Ramban - Shulman Writer

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Selection from The Ramban. CHAPTER SIX: INVESTIGATIONS INTO TORAH. The drops of a recent autumn rain sparkled on the tree leaves and the river flowing through Gerona was swollen and peat-colored with sediment. Rabbi Moshe walked through the woods outside Gerona, stepping along the path that ran through fronds of yellow fern. Brilliant green foliage sparkling about him, and thick, hairy vines twisting about the gnarled and veined trees. A man leaped out at him from a thick clump of bushes. Rabbi Moshe pee...

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Arfilei Tohar - Shulman Writer

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By Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook (translator). Page 1, Paragraph 1. Just as [we] must elevate [our] fallen thoughts and traits (in which evil and ugliness may be discerned) to the source of their root in holiness, where we see that they are really exalted thoughts and good traits, so too must [a person] lift up [his] thoughts that are decent but that stand at the lowest level—where evil and chaos are united with them, even though they face holiness. Page 1, Paragraph 2. At that point, the strength of spiritu...

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Fiftieth Gate-Vol. 3 - Shulman Writer

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From The Fiftieth Gate,. Hashem, my God and God of my fathers, help me always be joyful—in particular, when I perform Your commandments. Inspire me always to be glad. Lead me to always rejoice in You and in Your salvation, for all of the kindness that You have done for the entire Jewish people. You chose us from all the nations, elevated us above all other peoples, sanctified us with Your commandments, and brought us close to You, God our King, even calling us by Your great and holy name. You have rescue...

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An Angel Among Men - Shulman Writer

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From An Angel Among Men. A Statement of Principles. Blessed be God, the holy city of Jaffa 24 Sivan 5673. To my honored, good friend, rabbi and true genius, the glory of the generation, R. Yaacov Dovid (the Ridbaz). I received your letter, and since I am not engaged in any pressing tasks, thank God, I can respond without delay and address the points that you raised. Have I not stated repeatedly that my ruling is only a temporary one, and issued only due to great need? I toiled a great deal and with consi...

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Reb Yisrael Salanter - Shulman Writer

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From Reb Yisrael Salanter. CHAPTER ELEVEN: FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. There was an atmosphere of celebration. Even the smoke curling from the tarred chimneys seemed ebullient, leaping into the light blue sky. Rabbi Israel- the great Rabbi Israel who had left Salant as a boy- had returned to his hometown, would be staying here through Shabbos. Suddenly, a disheveled woman who had been walking down the street threw herself at his feet. "Sir, rabbi, please! Please bring another chair to our room.". The heads of t...

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The Rema - Shulman Writer

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For the most part, the Rema's first year as Chief Rabbi was uneventful. But this peaceful time lasted little more than a year. Eight years earlier, in 1543, a plague had broken out. Now, in 1551, a plague broke out again. In those days, when medicine was primitive and germs not known of, epidemics often spread through cities, killing many people. When Leszek came to the plant from which the rat had run, his hand lingered among the tomatoes, turning them to see that the rat hadn't bitten them. He grun...

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The Vilna Gaon - Shulman Writer

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From The Vilna Gaon. CHAPTER FIVE: RABBI ELIYAHU GOES TO LAND OF ISRAEL. Rabbi Eliyahu said that all blessings that come into the world have their source in Eretz Yisrael. And he said that those who settle in the Holy Land have great merit. "There is a tree of life- for those who cling to the Torah; and the garden of Eden- for those who keep the mitzvos and settle the land" (Hagaon Hachassid, p. 238). He told his family, "When I get to the land, I will send for you.". Rabbi Eliyahu wrote a letter to Rabb...