Italian Piyyutim in Ashkenaz

Using the examples of Amittai ben Shefatya, Solomon ha-Bavli, and Meshullam ben Qalonymos, the paper explains how Italian piyyutim came to form the oldest layer of the Ashkenazic maḥzor. While the works of Solomon ha-Bavli and Meshullam ben Qalonymos were most likely part of the liturgical rite used...

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Autor principal: Hollender, Elisabeth
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicat: Yod 2024
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Accés en línia:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumari:Using the examples of Amittai ben Shefatya, Solomon ha-Bavli, and Meshullam ben Qalonymos, the paper explains how Italian piyyutim came to form the oldest layer of the Ashkenazic maḥzor. While the works of Solomon ha-Bavli and Meshullam ben Qalonymos were most likely part of the liturgical rite used by the Qalonymide family when they immigrated to Mainz in the tenth century, it is possible that Amittai’s piyyutim were brought to Ashkenaz at a later date, when the core of the liturgy for the holidays had already been established.