Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Yaaqov ben Meir, Yonatan ben Uziel, the Masoretic Text and Ḥabaquq haNavi
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Categories:  Ḥabaquq, Shavuot Readings
Tags:  acrostic, Aramaic, פיוטים piyyutim, תרגום targum, 12th century C.E., Acrostic signature, transtropilation, הפטרות haftarot, rhyming translation, 50th century A.M., Acrostic translation, יציב פתגם Yetsiv Pitgam 
The haftarah for the second day of Shavuot, Ḥabakkuk 2:20-3:19, interspersed with a cantillated text of the Targum Yonatan ben Uzziel. Since Targum Yonatan is a bit more drash-heavy than Targum Onkelos, it is translated separately as well. The haftarah reading includes the piyyut Yetsiv Pitgam, with an acrostic rhyming translation of the poem, with the second-to-last verse restored to its rightful place, as well as a concluding paragraph for the meturgeman to recite, as found in the Maḥzor Vitry. . . .
An abridged rhymed translation of the piyyut Yom Zeh l’Yisrael. . . .
A rhymed translation of Tsur Mishelo, a paralitugical Birkat haMazon. . . .
A rhymed translation of the piyyut sung following the Havdallah ritual. . . .
The piyyut, Yah Ribon, in Aramaic with an English translation. . . .
The piyyut, Yah Ribon, in Aramaic with an English translation. . . .
This piyyuṭ, bearing the acrostic signature “Samuel,” is traditionally recited in the communities of Babylonia and India as a petiḥa, or opening poem, before the Song of the Sea. It is also sung on Shabbat Shira, the Sabbath where we read the Song of the Sea in public. This translation is an attempt to preserve the original meaning as well as the rhyme scheme and poetic form. . . .
A 21st century recasting of the iconic 13th century Spanish mystical Rosh haShanah piyyut. . . .
This acrostic poetic form of Birkat haMazon was written for the se’udah mafseqet (pre-fast meal) before Yom Kippur, in the manner of the poetic Birkat haMazon variants recorded in the Cairo Geniza. . . .
Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Meir ben Isaac Nehorai of Orléans
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Categories: Shavuot
Tags: בהמות behemot, Aramaic, פיוטים piyyutim, תרגום targum, Alphabetic Acrostic, 11th century C.E., 49th century A.M., Acrostic signature, Decalogue, Acrostic translation, אקדמות Aqdamut 
The piyyut read as an introduction to the Decalogue during the Torah reading on Shavuot. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Cantor Hinda Labovitz and Meir ben Isaac Nehorai of Orléans
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Categories: Shavuot
Tags: acrostic, בהמות behemot, Aramaic, פיוטים piyyutim, תרגום targum, Alphabetic Acrostic, 11th century C.E., 49th century A.M., Acrostic signature, אקדמות Aqdamut 
An Aramaic piyyut composed as an introduction to the reading of the Targum for the Torah reading on Shavuot. . . .
This is a poetic text for Birkat haMazon, signed with an alphabetical acrostic and the name of the author, to be recited on the first of Elul. It celebrates the variety of God’s creation as exemplified by the natural diversity of species, as well as alluding to the livestock tithes traditionally assigned on the first of Elul. . . .
Supplemental prayers for the Birkat Hamazon on Tisha b’Av, Tu b’Av, and Shabbat Naḥamu by Gabriel Wasserman . . .
An interpretive translation of a piyyut composed as an introduction to the prayer Nishmat Kol Ḥai. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Moses Gaster (translation) and David ben Elazar ibn Paquda
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Categories: Shavuot
Tags: Nusaḥ Sefaradi, acrostic, פיוטים piyyutim, 12th century C.E., 49th century A.M., Acrostic signature, theophany, Har Sinai, Decalogue, התורה the Torah, Azharot 
A poetic introduction to the Azharot of Solomon ibn Gabirol read in the afternoon of Shavuot by Sefaradim. . . .
A zemer for shabbat, with English translation. . . .
The short form of the piyyut for motsei shabbat, with English translation. . . .
A piyyut presenting a dialogue between a couple and Hashem. . . .
The popular table song for Shabbat. . . .
A piyyut and table song for Shabbat from 13th century Ashkenaz. . . .
A piyyut by Shlomo ibn Gabirol included in the arrangement of Baqashot before the morning service in the liturgical custom of Sefaradim. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown Translator(s) and Avraham ibn Ezra
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Categories: Baqashot
Tags: זמירות zemirot, acrostic, 12th century C.E., cosmological, 49th century A.M., Acrostic signature, Sefer Yetsirah, קדיש ḳaddish, רשות reshut, אגדלך Agadelkha
A popular piyyut for all occasions by Avraham ibn Ezra. . . .
“Even haRoshah” (the corner stone) is a seliḥah recited on the Fast of Tevet in the Ashkenazi nusaḥ minhag Polin. . . .
A pizmon recited on the Fast of Tevet in the tradition of nusaḥ Ashkenaz. . . .
A zemirah for havdallah by an otherwise unknown rabbinic payyetan known only by his signature acrostic. . . .
A singing translation of the popular piyyut (devotional poem), “Maoz Tzur,” by Reb Zalman for Ḥanukkah. . . .
Maoz Tsur as translated by Dr. Solomon Solis-Cohen, with Hebrew adapted in the first stanza by Joseph Herman Hertz, chief rabbi of the British Empire. . . .
A (kosher-for-Passover) prayer for redemption from exile. . . .
Contributor(s): Sara Lapidot (translation) and Avraham ibn Ezra
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Categories: Baqashot
Tags: זמירות zemirot, acrostic, פיוטים piyyutim, 12th century C.E., cosmological, 49th century A.M., Acrostic signature, Sefer Yetsirah, קדיש ḳaddish, רשות reshut, אגדלך Agadelkha
The piyyut, Agadelkha, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . .
The piyyut, yah Ribon Olam, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . .
The piyyut, Refa Tsiri, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . .
This is one of my favourite Sukkot piyyutim, not least because of the wonderful and easily singable call-and-response melody! The seven verses each highlight one of the seven traditional ushpizin [mythic guests], and a few years ago I wrote an additional seven verses for the seven female ushpizata according to the order of Rabbi David Seidenberg (neohasid.org). . . .
An interpretive translation in English of the shabbes hymn Yom Zeh l’Yisrael. . . .
An interpretive translation of Yehudah haLevi’s shabbat song, “Yom Shabbaton.” . . .
Contributor(s): Gabriel Wasserman, Aharon ben Yosef of Constantinople and Karaite Jews of America
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Categories: Shaḥarit l'Shabbat ul'Yom Tov
Tags: פיוטים piyyutim, 13th century C.E., 51st century A.M., Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Karaism, Constantinople, the 7th Day, Acrostic signature, קדושה Qedushah 
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The mystical piyyut of Avraham Maimin, a student of Moshe Cordovero, translated by Len Fellman. . . .
A song for celebrating the Shabbat. . . .
Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Elazar ben Killir
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Categories: Tishah b'Av
Tags: acrostic, פיוטים piyyutim, קינות Ḳinnot, Alphabetic Acrostic, Public Amidah, Acrostic signature, 7th century C.E., 45th century A.M., קרובות ḳerovot, עמידה amidah 
Many communities recite a series of poems interwoven with the Amidah on Purim. These poems, known as the “krovets,” were written by Elazar b. Rabbi Kalir, the greatest of the early paytanim. But lesser known than the krovets for Purim are the krovets for Tisha b’Av, written as well by Elazar b. Rabbi Kalir. A fine example of Elazar’s intricate poetry, the krovets for Tisha b’Av is rife with Biblical citations, finally culminating with the prayer for Jerusalem. Each stanza begins with five tightly rhymed lines beginning with a constant א followed by a quintuple half-acrostic on the second letter, then a poetic volta on the word אֵיכָה, followed by a Biblical citation, a verse starting with the last word in the citation, a letter from Elazar’s name, and a final Biblical citation. The krovets for Tisha b’Av is meant to be part of the morning service, tied into the cantorial repetition for Tisha b’Av. . . .
A piyyut for an under-recognized holiday, Pesaḥ Sheni, the festival of second chances (as described in Numbers 9:6-13 and Mishnah Pesaḥim 9:1-3. I attempted to write this in the manner of a traditional piyyut. The meter is equivalent to the Shabbat zamir “Ot Hi l’Olmei Ad.” The Hebrew spells out Yod – Tzadi – Ḥet – Kuf, because that’s my name. The translation is original, along with the notes. . . .
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