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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Yehudah ben Shmuel haLevi
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ו׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-17)
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 מגילת אסתר Megillat Esther, פיוטים piyyutim, Alphabetic Acrostic, 11th century C.E., 49th century A.M., blessings following the shema, שבת זכור Shabbat Zakhor
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The poem Mi Khamokha v-Ein Khamokha, an epic retelling of the book of Esther in verse, was written for Shabbat Zakhor, the Shabbat before Purim, by the great paytan Yehuda ben Shmuel haLevi. It was originally written as a “geulah,” meant to be inserted into the prayer after the Shema in place of the verse beginning with “A new song…” But later Sephardic poskim ruled that it was forbidden to insert piyyutim into the Shema blessings, so in the communities that recite it today it is generally either read after the Full Kaddish as an introduction to the Torah service, or (for instance, in most Spanish and Portuguese communities) within the verse “Kol atzmotai tomarna” in the Nishmat prayer. Wherever you include it in your service, it’s a beautiful and intricately rhymed piyyut, and surprisingly easy to understand at that. It is presented here in a gender-neutral translation with all the Biblical verses cited, alongside a new translation that preserves the fourfold acrostic, two alphabetical and two authorial. –Isaac Gantwerk Mayer . . . |
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Jack Kessler (trōpification) and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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ט׳ באדר ה׳תשע״ח (2018-02-24)
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Esther, Purim Readings
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20th century C.E., מגילת אסתר Megillat Esther, 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, Cantillized readings in English, Mordekhai, Esther, Megillah Readings in English, Shushan, purimspiel
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The Megillah of Esther: An Original English Rendition (set to trop) by Ḥazzan Jack Kessler was first published in 1990. This second “version 2.0” edition was published in 2016. . . . |
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