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Shirim Aharonim

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In his final days at a hospital in 1961, Hebrew poet Hillel Bavli crafted a remarkable collection of poems that transformed personal suffering into universal Jewish experience. Published in Conservative Judaism the following year, "Shirim Aharonim" (Last Poems) represents a culminating synthesis of faith, doubt, and artistic expression that emerged from the poet's confrontation with mortality. Through close textual analysis and thematic categorization, this research examines how Bavli's poems navigate the intersection of prayer and poetry as vehicles for transcendence, while deeply engaging with Jewish liturgical traditions. The collection's spiritual and existential content reveals profound connections to biblical figures, particularly Job, demonstrating Bavli's masterful integration of personal crisis with broader Jewish theological discourse. Linguistic examination of the works illuminates how the poet's characteristic style evolved during this final period, merging individual struggle with communal Jewish experience. The poems ultimately stand as a significant contribution to modern Hebrew religious poetry, offering vital insight into both personal spiritual crisis and wider Jewish literary concerns in mid-twentieth century America.

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    Published 1962

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    Hillel Bavli