tagged: Byzantium • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

שַׁבָּת וַחֲנֻכָּה נִגְּשׁוּ וַיְרִיבוּן (מִי כָמוֹךָ)‏ | Shabbat and Ḥanukkah Met and Fought, a piyyut by Shlomoh ben Eliyahu Sharvit HaZahav (ca. 15th c.)

Contributor(s):

Jonah Rank and Shlomoh ben Eliyahu Sharvit haZahav

A 15th century Ḥanukkah vs. Shabbat rap battle. Technically it’s not a rap battle–just a piyyut introducing “Mi Khamokha” in the blessing after the Shema on the Shabbat morning of Ḥanukkah . . . .

אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל | Elohim b’Yisrael :: A piyyut containing the 42 Letter Name, recorded in Sefer haPeliah

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (translation), Nir Krakauer (translation) and Unknown Author(s)

The earliest recorded prayer or piyyut providing an acrostic for the 42 letter divine name. . . .

אשׂא למרחוק | Essa Lameraḥoq by Aharon ben Yosef of Constantinople (13th c.)

Contributor(s):

Aharon ben Yosef of Constantinople and Ḳaraite Jews of America

Essa Lameraḥoq by Aharon ben Yosef of Constantinople, with an English translation. . . .