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Mystical Classics
An anthology from the Shelah, the Alshich, the Ohr Hachayim, and others
Intermediate
The Temple and its Destruction are matters of the soul
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"How can this have happened? How can there be wisdom without compassion?"
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Why does Assaf appear to dedicate a hymn to the destruction of the Temple, instead of an elegy?
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We Jews have long memories for those who have afflicted us and all those who made our desert stay less hospitable.
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For something from which one can derive personal gain, one will search for some way to permit even the forbidden.
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