At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere.

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Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop...

Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop...

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in...

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in...

The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also...

The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also...

When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in...

When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in...

As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and...

As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and...

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

The beginnings of my studies also came to me from my father, as well as...

The beginnings of my studies also came to me from my father, as well as...

Through these offices it was my privilege to get to know almost every Jewish person,...

Through these offices it was my privilege to get to know almost every Jewish person,...

For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes.

For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes.

I have also written a book about the Giving of the Torah, and a book...

I have also written a book about the Giving of the Torah, and a book...

I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written...

I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written...

I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of...

I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of...

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over...

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over...

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to...

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to...