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פיוטים piyyuṭim —⟶ tag: פיוטים piyyuṭim Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? A 42 Letter Divine Name acrostic piyyut to comfort someone in the process of dying. . . . Categories: Tags: 17th century C.E., 42 letter divine name, 54th century A.M., ascent, between life and death, caring for the dying, hospice, פיוטים piyyuṭim, thanatology Contributor(s): A piyyut providing the 42 letter divine name as an acrostic, recorded in the work of Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz. . . . Categories: Tags: 42 letter divine name, acrostic, ascent, between life and death, Divine name acrostic, אל ברוך El Barukh, פיוטים piyyuṭim Contributor(s): The piyyut, “Adon haKol” by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): Yah Hatsel Yonah is a traditional piyyut for Ḥanukkah, of unknown origin (although it spells out the name Yehuda as an acrostic). Beloved in Iraqi Jewish circles, it discusses the hope that Israel, likened to a dove, will be able to celebrate Ḥanukkah during a time of true redemption. Included is a relatively literal (but de-gendered) translation, as well as a poetic singable one. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): This Western Yiddish alphabetical adaptation of Adir Hu is first found in the 1769 Selig Haggadah, under the name of “Baugesang” (meaning Building Song). It grew to be a beloved part of the Western Ashkenazi rite, to the point where the traditional German Jewish greeting after the Seder was “Bau gut,” or “build well!” . . . “Lamnatseaḥ Shir” composed by Moses Ensheim, and its accompanying paraliturgical French translation by Isaïah Berr Bing, was first published in 1792 when it was sung in the synagogue of the Jewish community of Metz in celebration of the victory of the French Revolution and their emancipation as full citizens of France in 1791. . . . Categories: Tags: 18th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Emancipation, the Enlightenment, French Jewry, French translation, Great French Revolution, Le Marseillaise, Metz, פיוטים piyyuṭim Contributor(s): In North Africa, a unique custom developed of reciting a Mi Khamokha v-Ein Kamokha piyyut, inspired by the famed Shabbat Zakhor work of Yehuda haLevi, on the Shabbat before a local Purim (a celebration of community’s deliverance from destruction). This piyyut, written by R. Avraham ben Rafael Khalfon, was recited on the Shabbat before 29 Tevet in the community of Tripoli, to celebrate the victory of the Karamanlid dynasty over the despotic usurper Ali Burghul (after events transpiring from 1793-1804). . . . This is a parody riffing on the piyyut Kol Meqadesh Shevi’i for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Translation, כל מקדש שביעי kol meqadesh shevi'i, parody, פיוטים piyyuṭim, Purim parody, purimspiel, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): This is a parody riffing on the piyyut Yetsiv Pitgam for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . “Yom Purim” is a parody riffing on the piyyut Yom Shabbaton for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Translation, parody, פיוטים piyyuṭim, Purim parody, purimspiel, יום שבתון yom shabbaton, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): This is the Haqafot for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . This is the Ne’ilah for Purim (a parody of the last two paragraphs of the Ne’ilah confession) by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Aramaic into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . This is the Hosha’not for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Aramaic into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, English Translation, הושענות hoshanot, parody, פיוטים piyyuṭim, Purim parody, purimspiel Contributor(s): This is the Aqdamut for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Aramaic into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, Aramaic, English Translation, parody, פיוטים piyyuṭim, Purim parody, purimspiel Contributor(s): This is a parody riffing on the piyyut Yom Zeh Mekhubad for Purim by Avraham Menaḥem Mendel Mohr from his Kol Bo l’Purim (1855) transcribed and translated from Hebrew into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Translation, parody, פיוטים piyyuṭim, Purim parody, purimspiel, יום זה מכובד yom zeh mekhubad, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): The 7th of Adar is the traditional date for the yahrzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu and it is also remembered as the day of his birth 120 years earlier. This variation of of the piyyut, Hanenu Yah Hanenu (Forgive Us Yah, Forgive Us), sung on 7 Adar, is attributed to Rabbi Yosef Ḥayyim of Baghdad (the Ben Ish Ḥai, 1832-1909). The earliest published version we could find appears in בקשות: ונוסף עוד פתיחות ופיוטים הנוהגים לומר בזמה הזה (1912) containing piyyutim by Israel ben Moses Najara (1555-1625), a Jewish liturgical poet, preacher, Biblical commentator, kabbalist, and rabbi of Gaza. The contemporary audio recording of the Iraqi nusaḥ presented here was made by משה חבושה (Moshe Ḥavusha). . . . The piyyut, Refa Tsiri, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): The popular table song calling for the redemption of the Messianic age in Tsiyon. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): The piyyut, Ma Navu Alei, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A popular 20th century piyyut. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): | ||
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