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Tag: Biblical Allusions

0 Politics Television/Film

B’Ivrit | The Elimination of Hassan Nasrallah

Nathan Guttman in Moment · 30 Sep

Israeli media recently marked the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with celebrations, highlighting a shift towards more involved and patriotic journalism.

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Why ‘Nope’ spotlights Jewish prophets and mitzvahs

PJ Grisar in Forward · 27 Jul 2022

Jordan Peele's film "Nope" is a thought-provoking exploration of how filmmaking affects both its subjects and viewers.

0 Holidays Literature

Wake Up Sleeping One! Yehudah Ha-Levi’s Dramatic Use of Genre and Narrative Voice in the High Holidays’ Most Resounding Call to Action

Yaakov Jaffe in Lehrhaus · 13 Sep 2018

Yehudah Ha-Levi's liturgical poem "Yashen, Al Teradam" serves as a powerful call to action for Jews during the High Holiday season, urging them to wake up, repent, and align themselves with God.

0 Literature Language

No Rest for the Weary? Ambiguity in Yehudah Halevi’s “Yom Shabbaton”

Yaakov Jaffe in Lehrhaus · 30 Apr 2018

The essay explores the ambiguity and complexities found in Yehudah Halevi's popular poem Yom Shabbaton, focusing on the debate around different versions of the middle stanzas found in prayer books.

0 Music Israel

A Measure of Beauty

Azzan Yadin-Israel in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Hadag Nahash, a prominent Israeli hip-hop band founded in Jerusalem in 1996, is known for its self-aggrandizing lyrics, social critiques, and unique use of Hebrew literary traditions in their songs.

0 Literature Holocaust

Poems Like Mountains

Margot Lurie in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

The book "These Mountains: Selected Poems of Rivka Miriam" translated by Linda Zisquit showcases the disciplined and imagistic poetry of Rivka Miriam, a prodigy born in Jerusalem to a family deeply affected by the Holocaust.