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1· THJS, STAR OF ISRAEL SHINES AGAIN

.,.· By MORDECAI BEN SHLOMOH *
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Mark! A new star has arisen!

A new star has arisen in the mysterious East:

,¼.• old new star, · _ · ·:

Old in years but new in spirit, ·

Mas arisen.

Hark! It is the Star of Israel!

For centuries,

Cloaked with dark, foreboding clouds;

For almost two millennia,

Hidden in the mournful gloom of long, enduring Exile;

For many generatiQns,

Hardly a light to illuminate Jewish life in the Diaspora;

The Star of Israel ·has. arisen again:

The Star of Israel shines again! ·

. Removed was the cloud shrouding the Star of Israel;

Removed by the sturdy hands of the Yishuv:

Torn asunder was the veil. enveloping.the Star of :Israel;

Torn asunder by the sturdy hands of the Yishuv:

.Demolished was the screen secreting the Star of Israel;

Demolished by the st:iudy hands of the_ Yishuv: .

By. the sturdy hands of the Yishuv · ·

And the. compa5l?ionate aid of. the ;\!mighty!

Now the. Star of Israel shines brightly again;

The Star of Israel shines forth· in full glory!

For Israel is released from bondage;

Israel is liberated;

Israel is free:

Free! Free! Free!

After hundreds of years,

Shackled in iron bonds,

Israel is free: '.•··
After tens ·of generations,

Submerged in the d.ark waters of the Exile,

Israel is free. ·

. Yes, Israel is free again;

Free to forge· his _life }n th~ crucible of time; .

Free to fashion his existence ·as a riatiori. and a state·;

Free to begin life anew. /

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The Star of Israel shines again;

The Star- of Israel glows brightly in the firmament• of Israel;

The Star of Israel will soon radiate light; .. .

A.s in the· days of yore,

·When th~ prophets and the. people walked with the Lord: ·

Hail! Star of Israel!

• Member of Modah Ha.poel Hamizrachi.

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