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My heart in the East But the rest of me far in the West– How can I savor this life, even taste what I eat? How, in the bonds of the Moor, Zion chained to the Cross, Can I do what I’ve vowed to and must? Gladly I’d leave All the best of grand Spain For one glimpse of the ruined Shrine’s dust.Yehuda HaLevi
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One grey hair appeared on my head I plucked it out with my hand. It answered me: "You have prevailed against me alone -What will you do when my army comes after me?Yehuda HaLevi