Ten Zemirot (Rast- Mahur)

Maqam: Rast-Mahur

A piyyut for the Sabbath by an anonymous poet. The piyyut appears in the maḥzor as a seliḥa for Sabbath corresponding to the Biblical portion Ki Tetze. At the beginning of the piyyut, the poet calls for the congregation to awaken in the middle of the night and praise God in song. We do not know if this refers to the custom of the Aram Zova community to recite seliḥot in the early morning of Sabbaths in the Hebrew month of Elul, or to the custom of singing bakkashot. At any rate, we identify here a reference to this custom as if it was already practiced at that time.