Admonition to the Soul (Ibn Ezra)
You can listen to the Hebrew here. אִם לֹא תֵדְעִי, נַפְשִׁי, אַחֲרִיתֵךְ קְחִי לָךְ מוֹפֵת וְאוֹת מֵרֵאשִׁיתֵךְ הֶבֶל יְסוֹדֵךְ וְעַל…
Tag: poetry
Emet, El Emet Atah
Abraham ibn Ezra’s liturgical poem Emet, El Emet Atah offers a beautiful meditation on his – and perhaps our – relationship with the divine.
Ibn Ezra’s Poetry: For Rabbi Menachem of Rome and His Son Moses
Abraham ibn Ezra wrote poetry praising various patrons. Here’s a particularly enjoyable meditation on which body part is best – eye, ear, or tongue.
Rashbam: The Torah of Poetry (Vayeilech)
Moses talks about the poem he will be reciting to the Israelites – prompting Rashbam to share his thoughts on what exactly makes something poetry.
Ibn Ezra: The Five Paths
Ibn Ezra’s introduction to his Torah commentary comprises primarily a listing of what it is not – and lambasting those…