יוֹם זֶה לְיִשְׁרַאֵל | Yom Zeh l’Yisrael, a piyyut by Rabbi Yitsḥaq Luria (translation by Rabbi David Aaron de Sola, 1857)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), David de Aaron de Sola (translation) and Yitsḥak Luria

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Se'udat Yom Shabbat

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16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., Acrostic signature, יום זה לישראל Yom Zeh l'Yisrael, זמירות zemirot, פיוטים piyyutim

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
יוֹם זֶה לְיִשְׁרַאֵל אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃	This day is unto Israel A day of light and joy— The Sabbath of rest.
צִוִּֽיתָ פִקּוּדִים בְמַעֲמַד סִינַי שַׁבָּת וּמוֹעֲדִים לִשְׁמוֹר בְכׇל־שָׁנַי לַעֲרוֹךְ לְפָנַי מַשְׂאֵת וַאֲרוּחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃	On Mount Sinai Thou issuedst Thy commands for the observance throughout the year of Sabbath and Festival Days, and that I should arrange my heave and meat offerings on the Sabbath of rest.
חֶמְדַּת הַלְּבָבוֹת לְאֻמָּה שְׁבוּרָה לִנְפָשׁוֹת נִכְאָבוֹת נְשָׁמָה יְתֵרָה לְנֶֽפֶשׁ מְצֵרָה יָסִיר אֲנָחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃	It is the desired day of a crushed and humbled nation. It gives additional life-breath to the heart oppressed by woe, and the afflicted soul experiences relief on the Sabbath of rest.
קִדַּֽשְׁתָ בֵּרַֽכְתָ אוֹתֽוֹ מִכׇּל־יָמִים בְּשֵֽׁשֶׁת כִּלִּֽיתָ מְלֶֽאכֶת עוֹלָמִים בּוֹ מָצְאוּ עֲגוּמִים הַשְׁקֵט וּבִטְחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃	Thou didst sanctify and bless it above all other days, having ended on the sixth day the creation of the universe. The sorrowing shall find consolation and hope on the Sabbath of rest.
לְאִסּוּר מְלָאכָה צִוִיתָֽנוּ נוֹרָא אֶזְכֶּה הוֹד מְלוּכָה אִם שַׁבָּת אֶשְׁמֽוֹרָה אַקְרִיב שַׁי לַמּוֹרָא מִנְחָה מֶרְקָחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃	Thou, most revered, hast commanded us to refrain from all work thereon. If the Sabbath I shall duly observe, I shall rejoice in witnessing the glory of our re-establishment. Then will I sacrifice and offer oblations unto Thee on the Sabbath of rest.
וְשִׁיר אֶעֱרָךְ לְךָ בְנִגּוּן וּנְעִימָה מוּל תִפְאֶרֶת גָדְלְךָ נַפְשִׁי לְךָ כָמַהּ לִסְגֻלָה תְמִימָה קַיֵם הַבְטָחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃
רְצֵה תְפִלָתִי כְמוֹ קָרְבַן נַחְשׁוֹן וְיוֹם מְנוּחָתִי בְרִנָה וּבְשָׂשׂוֹן חָבִיב כְבַת אִישׁוֹן בְרֹב הַצְלָחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃
יִשְׁעֲךָ קִוִינוּ יָהּ אַדִיר אַדִירִים בֶן דָוִד מַלְכֵנוּ שְׁלַח נָא לָעִבְרִים וְיִקְרָא לִדְרוֹרִים רֶוַח וַהֲנָחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃
חַדֵּשׁ מִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ זָכְרָה נֶהֱרֶֽבֶת טוּבְךָ מוֹשִׁעֵֽנוּ תְּנָה לַנֶּעֶצֶֽבֶת בַּשַּׁבָּת יוֹשֶֽׁבֶת בִּזְמִיר וּשְׁבָחָה שַׁבָּת מְנוּחָה׃	Remember and renew onr sanctuary, which now is in ruins. Grant Thy bounty, O our Saviour, to Thy afflicted nation, who occupy themselves with praises and hymns unto Thee on its Sabbath of rest.

This translation of “Yom Zeh l’Yisrael” by Rabbi David Aaron de Sola of a piyyut by Rabbi Yitsḥaq Luria was first published in his Ancient Melodies of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews (1857). –Aharon Varady

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“יוֹם זֶה לְיִשְׁרַאֵל | Yom Zeh l’Yisrael, a piyyut by Rabbi Yitsḥaq Luria (translation by Rabbi David Aaron de Sola, 1857)” is shared by the living contributor(s) with a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal license.

Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

David de Aaron de Sola (translation)

David de Aaron de Sola or David Aaron de Sola (1796 – 1860) (Hebrew: דוד אהרן די סולה) was a rabbi and author, born in Amsterdam, the son of Aaron de Sola. In 1818, D.A. de Sola was called to London to become one of the ministers of the Bevis Marks Congregation under Haham Raphael Meldola (who would also later become his father-in-law). De Sola's addresses before the Society for the Cultivation of Hebrew Literature led the mahamad (board of directors of the congregation) to appoint him to deliver discourses in the vernacular, and on March 26, 1831, he preached the first sermon in English ever heard within the walls of Bevis Marks Synagogue (all previous ones being spoken in Spanish or Portuguese). His discourses were subsequently published by the mahamad. Of his style, one observer wrote: "Though a scholar and a thinker, yet he...used the most unpedantic terms and assumed a quiet, colloquial manner.

Yitsḥak Luria

Yitsḥak Luria Ashkenazi (1534 – July 25, 1572) (Hebrew: יִצְחָק בן שלמה לוּרְיָא אשכנזי, English: Isaac ben Solomon or Yitzhak ben Shlomo Lurya Ashkenazi), commonly known as "Ha'ARI" (meaning "The Lion"), "Ha'ARI Hakadosh" [the holy ARI] or "ARIZaL" [the ARI, Of Blessed Memory (Zikhrono Livrakha)], was a foremost rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed in the Galilee region of Ottoman Syria. He is considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah, his teachings being referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah. The works of his disciples compiled his oral teachings into writing and spread his fame which led to his veneration and the acceptance of his authority. Every custom of the Ari was scrutinized, and many were accepted, even against previous practice. Luria died at Safed on July 25, 1572 (5 Av 5332). He was buried in the Old Cemetery of Safed (from wikipedia)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established."–Psalms 90:17