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This is an archive of prayers written for Shavuot, the festival of first fruit offerings.

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אִמְרוֹת הָאֵל טְהוֹרוֹת | Imrot ha-El Ṭ’horot — a meorah piyyut for days on which the Decalogue is recited, by Yehuda ben Shmuel haLevi

A meorah — a piyyuṭ to be inserted before the ḥatima of the first blessing of the Shema’ — by the great payṭan Yehuda haLevi. This piyyuṭ was traditionally recited in eastern Ashkenazi communities on Shabbat Yitro and VaEtḥanan, the two Shabbatot where the Ten Commandments are read. Some also included it on the first day of Shavuot for the same reason. . . .

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12th century C.E., 49th century A.M., Acrostic signature, Decalogue, Light, מאורה meorah, פיוטים piyyuṭim

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut) and Yehudah ben Shmuel haLevi

מאורה לשבת לפני שבעות | Meorah piyyut for Shabbat Naso (either before or after Shavuot) by Avraham bar Shmuel of Speyer

This meorah, by R. Avraham bar Shmuel of Speyer (the elder brother of R. Yehuda heḤasid and a great scholar in his own right) is recited on Shabbat Naso. This is usually after Shavuot, but sometimes (in 2025, for instance) it is before. This meorah is a poetic interpretation of the Priestly Blessing, and a plea for vengeance against the antisemitic nations. As a meorah, it is recited prior to the final line of the guf and the ḥatima of the Yotser Or blessing. . . .

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Shavuot

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11th century C.E., 49th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic signature, מאורה meorah, Nusaḥ Ashkenaz, פיוטים piyyuṭim, יוצר אור yotser ohr

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut) and Avraham bar Shmuel of Speyer

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