Simhu 'Ami (Rast)

Maqam: Rast

In this piyyut for Sukkoth (Feast of the Tabernacles), the poet focuses on the mitzvot (religious deeds) of the holiday: shaking the four species (arba’at ha-minim), sitting in the sukkah, and rejoicing. The call to rejoice on the holiday is strongly emphasized, and the poet uses a variety of words to express it. The piyyut appears in the pizmonim section at the end of the maḥzor.