Shir Hakavod

Shir Hakawod ( Song of Glory or Song of Honor ; Hebrew שִׁיר הַכָּבוֹד) is a song for Jewish worship on the Sabbath and on public holidays. After his first two words, it also becomes An'im Sᵉmirot ( Hebrew אַנְעִים זְמִירוֹת; German "I want / will sing") called.

origin

The poem was written in the Middle Ages under the Haside Ashkenazi , the author is probably Juda ben Samuel .

structure

The main part of the Shir Hakawod consists of 31 original verses, followed by two verses from the Tanakh ( 1st book of Chronicles 29:11 and Psalm 106: 2). The first letters of the fifth to the 28th verse follow the order of the Hebrew alphabet, with the letters resch (ר) and taw (ת) appearing twice.

Use in worship

The Shir Hakawod is sung in most communities on the Sabbath and the Jewish feast days . According to the Vilna Gaon , it should only be sung on feast days. In a few churches it is only sung on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur .

According to Mordechai Jaffe , the use of the song was restricted so that it would not become too familiar and commonplace.

The verses of the Shir Hakawod are sung alternately by the Shaliach Zibbur and the community. The Torah shrine is open during the lecture.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Complete Artscroll Siddur , p. 472, Commentary on Anim Zemirot

literature

• Bernd Schröder, Harry Harun Behr, Daniel Krohabennik: "You shouldn't make a portrait ...": Ban on images and image didactics in Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious instruction. Franke & Timme, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86596-478-6 , here p. 32. [Song of the glory of God (Schir HaKawod)]

Web links

• Hebrew text with transcription, English translation, various recordings (Zemirot Database)
• Hebrew text and video recording (Jüdisch Historischer Verein Augsburg)