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He often cites the writings of his masters, to which he gives the title Yesod, "Foundation," probably either collections made by the teachers themselves or notebooks edited by their pupils.
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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"You've saved her already; you began aboard my ship and you completed your task in our sphere, upon and within the world you call Yesod too.
The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987
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The consequences of such sinful thoughts also are singled out: “shemirat ha-berit” (literally, “guarding the covenant [of circumcision],” referring to masturbation) or “shemirat ha-Yesod” (guarding the Kabbalistic Sefirah of Yesod, that is parallel to the male member) is an extremely popular subject in many books of ethical instruction.
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It was the ship; and the sun called Yesod, though the horizon was above it, struck that vast hull full and was reflected with a light that seemed like day.
The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987
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She remained in Amsterdam for some years, dedicating herself to Keren ha-Yesod or the Palestina Opbouwfonds, an organization that worked for the advancement of Palestine.
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Below this is Yesod (Foundation) with Hod (Acknowledgment) to the left and Netzach (Victory) to the right.
Kurt Barstow - The extended you: body, mind, and spirit William Harryman 2009
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After a year in Palestine, Rivka Sturman returned to Berlin where she worked fundraising and organizing events for Keren ha-Yesod while studying anatomy and orthopedic treatment.
Rivka Sturman. 2009
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Her grandfather, Rabbi Simha Zissel, the scion of a rabbinic family in Vilna (that of the Yesod, Yehudah ben Eliezer; Yesod is an acronym for Yehudah safra ve-dayyan, “Yehudah scribe and judge,” d. 1762), was the first member of the family to turn to trade, opening a large general store that became a center of life in the township.
Bracha Habas. 2009
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On February 28, 1926, a shaliah of Keren ha-Yesod, Dr. Uriel Ben Tsion, together with his wife Ida Ben Tsion, who was one of the important activists of WIZO in Canada, arrived in Rio de Janeiro.
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A few other sources are named in Yesod Mora: Shi˜ur Qoma, a cryptic writing that, like Sefer Yesira, nourished a good deal of speculation, much of it mystical, and a certain Sefer ha-Yihud, which is not extant.
Abraham Ibn Ezra Langermann, Tzvi 2006
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