Expressions (A–Z)
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Decline of the Generations
A decline in the spiritual level of the generations. Each generation is consider...
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Fathers and sons
By extension: the older and younger generations.
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My grandfather, my grandmother
My grandfather, my grandmother.
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Sages of Israel
The sages and geonim who arose among the Jewish people throughout the generation...
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The fingernail of the earlier generations is better than the belly of the later generations/ our forefathers were much wiser than we ("their finger-nail was worth more than the belly of later generations")
By way of analogy: the earlier generations are far greater in stature than the l...
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The Stones We Sat Upon in Our Youth Made War Against Us in Our Old Age
Figuratively: those who grew up under us now turn against us; or, things neglect...
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This is an Era and Eras
See: "Age and Ages."
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