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2021 —⟶ Page 16 Bénissons is the French version of the well-known Bendigamos, a prayer and melody of the Spanish & Portuguese Jewish communities, most probably originating in Bordeaux, France. . . . This Western Yiddish alphabetical adaptation of Adir Hu is first found in the 1769 Selig Haggadah, under the name of “Baugesang” (meaning Building Song). It grew to be a beloved part of the Western Ashkenazi rite, to the point where the traditional German Jewish greeting after the Seder was “Bau gut,” or “build well!” . . . A prayer for protection and blessing offered in the name of of Rebbi Yishmael from the Sefer Shem Tov Qatan. . . . Categories: Tags: 18th century C.E., 55th century A.M., Angelic Protection, Angels, entering magical territory, Needing Vocalization Contributor(s): In Yemenite practice, directly after the four questions are recited the youngest literate person at the table reads a brief Judeo-Arabic passage, here transcribed per the Yemenite transliteration system (wherein gimel dagesh = j and qof = g) and translated into Arabic and Hebrew. Instructional notes say this passage is “for the benefit of women and toddlers,” the two main classes of people who would have not had access to Hebrew education at the time. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): One of the most prominent martyrs in the Chmielnicki massacres of 1648–1649 was the kabbalist and sage Yəḥiel Mikhel ben Eliezer ha-Kohen, known to posterity as the Martyr of Nemiryv. This unique poetic El Malei Raḥamim was said in his honor, and communities that fast on 20 Sivan still recite it to this day. . . . Categories: Tags: 17th century C.E., 55th century A.M., acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, Chmielnicki massacres of 1648–1649, אל מלא רחמים El Malé Raḥamim, סליחות səliḥot Contributor(s): A zemer for shabbat, with English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: 17th century C.E., 54th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic signature, פזמונים pizmonim, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): A piyyut in Judeo-Greek for introducing the Decalogue. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): The popular piyyut, Yedid Nefesh, in Hebrew with English translation. . . . The piyyut, Yedid Nefesh, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., acrostic, בקשות Baqashot, Divine name acrostic, Openers, פיוטים piyyuṭim, rhyming translation, ידיד נפש Yedid Nefesh Contributor(s): A translation of the piyyut Yom Zeh l’Yisrael. . . . An abridged rhymed translation of the piyyut Yom Zeh l’Yisrael. . . . The piyyut, yah Ribon Olam, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic signature, Aramaic, פיוטים piyyuṭim, יה רבון Yah Ribon, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): The piyyut, Yah Ribon, in Aramaic with an English translation. . . . The piyyut, Yah Ribon, in Aramaic with an English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic signature, Aramaic, פיוטים piyyuṭim, יה רבון Yah Ribon, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): The piyyut, yah Ribon Olam, in Hebrew with a rhyming English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic signature, Aramaic, פיוטים piyyuṭim, rhyming translation, יה רבון Yah Ribon, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): A pizmon and table song sung on Shabbat and on Lag ba-Omer with English translation. . . . “Odeh La-Él” sings to the waking soul, calling on it to return to the service of the Divine. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): The text of the popular counting song “Who Knows One?” in its original Hebrew, with a translation in Latin. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 53rd century A.M., counting, counting songs, אחד מי יודע eḥad mi yode'a, Latin translation, פיוטים piyyuṭim, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): A Judeo-Tajik translation of the popular Passover song, Ḥad Gadya. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 53rd century A.M., Aramaic, Bukharan Jewry, Crimean Tatar, חד גדיא Ḥad Gadya, Krymchak, פיוטים piyyuṭim, predation, salvation, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): A Latin translation of the popular Passover song, Ḥad Gadya. . . . Categories: Tags: 16th century C.E., 53rd century A.M., Aramaic, חד גדיא Ḥad Gadya, Latin translation, פיוטים piyyuṭim, predation, salvation, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): | ||
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