English: This is the opening passage of the poem "Akdamut," traditionally recited after the first verse as an introduction to the Targum reading on the first day of Shavuot. Ashkenazim at the time would recite the targum on Shavuot, using extensive poems as introductions. Although Ashkenazim no longer have the custom of reciting the Targum, they still recite this poem, now moved to after the first aliyah is called up.
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Mahzor Worms (Israel Ms. Heb. 4°781)
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Simhah ben Yehudah ha-Sofer, completed 28 Teveth 5033 (20 December 1272 Julian)
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The opening passage of the Akdamut Aramaic poem, introducing the Torah reading for the first day of Shavuot, according to the Mahzor Worms.
פתיחה של הפיוט הארמי ׳אקדמות מילין,׳ שהקדים את קריאת התורה בשבועות, ככתוב במחזור וורמיישא (וורמס)
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