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Think about the sources and background of hymns and piyyut.
The Inerrancy of Ecclesiastes 9:2-6 James F. McGrath 2010
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The work contains a Hebrew introduction, a piyyut (a liturgical poem) in Aramaic, and a Yiddish prose paraphrase of the poem.
Leah Horowitz. 2009
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After the first few editions, the Hebrew introduction and the Aramaic piyyut were no longer printed, leaving only the Yiddish portion of the text.
Leah Horowitz. 2009
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She addressed these issues explicitly in the Hebrew introduction to her tkhinne, and by implication in the Aramaic piyyut and the Yiddish paraphrase.
Leah Horowitz. 2009
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Piyyut.org makes it like piyyut is some folklore, country-bumpkin thing made in 16-century rural yemen.
Bringing the music of our people to… us! “An Invitation to Piyut” | Jewschool 2007
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The Hebrew preface to Meineket Rivkah consists of a rhymed piyyut in which the author confidently describes her reason for composing a Yiddish book of morals: “I found a well … and drank from it, but was still thirsty.
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Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holy Day piyyut recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur before Amidah.
Articles 2008
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Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holy Day piyyut recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur before Amidah.
Articles 2008
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Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holy Day piyyut recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur before Amidah.
Articles 2008
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Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holy Day piyyut recited on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur before Amidah.
Articles 2008
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