‘If I Forget You Jerusalem’: Psalms 137:5
Psalms 137:5 reads: “If I forget you Jerusalem, tishkach yemini.” But what do the last two words mean? On the simplest level, “tishkach yemini” means
Psalms 137:5 reads: “If I forget you Jerusalem, tishkach yemini.” But what do the last two words mean? On the simplest level, “tishkach yemini” means
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רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר, הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה דּוֹמֶה לִפְרוֹזְדוֹר בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. הַתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ בַפְּרוֹזְדוֹר, כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּכָּנֵס לַטְּרַקְלִין: הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, יָפָה שָׁעָה אַחַת בִּתְשׁוּבָה וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים