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…
You can listen to the Hebrew here. אִם לֹא תֵדְעִי, נַפְשִׁי, אַחֲרִיתֵךְ קְחִי לָךְ מוֹפֵת וְאוֹת מֵרֵאשִׁיתֵךְ הֶבֶל יְסוֹדֵךְ וְעַל…
Abraham ibn Ezra’s liturgical poem Emet, El Emet Atah offers a beautiful meditation on his – and perhaps our – relationship with the divine.
Abraham ibn Ezra wrote poetry praising various patrons. Here’s a particularly enjoyable meditation on which body part is best – eye, ear, or tongue.
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’s introduction to his Torah commentary comprises primarily a listing of what it is not – and lambasting those…