{"id":6332,"date":"2018-12-05T08:21:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2018-12-05T08:21:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:21:41","slug":"levi-yitzchak-of-berditchov-where-i-wander-you-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/05\/levi-yitzchak-of-berditchov-where-i-wander-you-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov – Where I wander — You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where I wander \u2014 You!
\nby Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

English version by Perle Besserman<\/font><\/p>\n

Where I wander \u2014 You!
\nWhere I ponder \u2014 You!
\nOnly You everywhere, You, always You.
\nYou, You, You.
\nWhen I am gladdened \u2014 You!
\nAnd when I am saddened \u2014 You!
\nOnly You, everywhere You!
\nYou, You, You.
\nSky is You!
\nEarth is You!
\nYou above! You below!
\nIn every trend, at every end,
\nOnly You, everywhere You!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a> \u2014 from The Way of the Jewish Mystics<\/a>, Edited by Perle Besserman<\/font><\/p>\n


\/ Image by Lidusha<\/a> \/<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

Happy Hanukkah! I thought this poem would be a nice celebration for us during this season of light\u2026<\/p>\n

I love the way this simple poem fills us with the ecstatic recognition that God is in everything, IS everything. All of existence becomes a grand game of hide-and-seek.<\/p>\n

A chant that can open the heart and eyes:<\/p>\n

Only You, everywhere You!
\nYou, You, You.<\/i><\/p>\n


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<\/a>Recommended Books: Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n\n

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Music of the Sky: An Anthology of Spiritual Poetry<\/a><\/small><\/td>\nThe Way of the Jewish Mystics<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Poland (1740 \u2013 1810) Timeline<\/a>
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Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov is a greatly beloved figure in Eastern European Jewish history. He introduced Hassidism to Poland as part of a spiritual reform movement that confronted the more rigid, intellectual forms of Judaism that dominated rabbinical practice in the region. Rabbi Levi was a student of the Hassidic master Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezhirech, who was the chief disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Rabbi Levi\u2019s teachings emphasized joy, intensely devout prayer, and the importance of recognizing good in all people.<\/p>\n

More poetry by Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where I wander \u2014 You! by Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov English version by Perle Besserman Where I wander \u2014 You! Where I ponder \u2014 You! Only You everywhere, You, always You. You, You, You. When I am gladdened \u2014 You! And when I am saddened \u2014 You! Only You, everywhere You! You, You, You. Sky […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[432,966,2232,577,146,964],"class_list":["post-6332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry","tag-hanukkah","tag-hassidic-poetry","tag-hassidism","tag-jewish-mysticism","tag-jewish-poetry","tag-levi-yitzchak-of-berditchov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6333,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6332\/revisions\/6333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poetry-chaikhana.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}