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Eleazar ben Eleazar Kallir . Street named after Qallir in Tel Aviv . Eleazar beRabbi Qallir ( Hebrew : אלעזר בירבי קליר , romanized : ʾElʿāzār beRibbi Qallir ; c. 570 – c. 640 ), also known as Eleazar ha-Kalir , was a Byzantine Jewish poet whose Hebrew -language liturgical verses or piyyuṭim are sung during significant religious services, especially in the Nusach Ashkenaz rite, as well as in the Italian Nusach and well as the Romaniote rite . In particular, he wrote hymns for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals , for special Shabbats , for weekdays of festive character, and the fast days . There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). Hebrew Verse (in English and Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Eleazar ben Killir (c. 570—c. 640) was a Hebrew poet whose classical liturgical verses, known as piyut , have continued to be sung through the centuries during significant religious services, including those on Tisha B'Av and on the sabbath after a wedding. Hebrew Verse (in English and Hebrew).
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Street named after him in Tel Aviv .Eleazar ben Killir , also known as Eleazar Kalir , Eleazar Qalir or El'azar HaKalir (c. 570 – c. 640) was a Hebrew poet whose classical liturgical verses, known as piyut , have continued to be sung through the centuries during significant religious services, including those on Tisha B'Av and on the sabbath after a wedding.He was one of Judaism 's earliest and most prolific of the paytanim , Hebrew liturgical poets.He wrote piyutim for all the main Jewish festivals , for special Sabbaths, for weekdays of festive character, and for the fasts .Many of his hymns have found their way into festive prayers of the Ashkenazi Jews ' synagogal rite. Hebrew Verse (in English and Hebrew).
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Street named after him in Tel Aviv . Eleazar ben Kalir , also known as Eleazar HaKalir , Eleazar ben Killir or Eleazar Kalir (c. 570 – c. 640) was a Byzantine Jew and a Hebrew poet whose classical liturgical verses, known as piyut , have continued to be sung through the centuries during significant religious services, including those on Tisha B'Av and on the sabbath after a wedding. He was one of Judaism 's earliest and most prolific of the paytanim (Hebrew liturgical poets). He wrote piyutim for all the main Jewish festivals , for special Sabbaths, for weekdays of festive character, and for the fasts . Many of his hymns have found their way into festive prayers of the Ashkenazi Jews ' synagogal rite. Hebrew Verse (in English and Hebrew).
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Byzantine Jew and poet For the 18th-century rabbi, see Eleazar ben Eleazar Kallir . Street named after him in Tel Aviv . Eleazar ben Kalir ( ; c. 570 – c. 640 ), also known as Eleazar ha-Kalir , was a Byzantine Jewish Hebrew poet.His classical liturgical verses, known as piyyutim , are sung during significant religious services, especially in the Ashkenazi Jews ' synagogal rite.In particular, he wrote hymns for the main Jewish festivals , for special Sabbaths, for weekdays of festive character, and for the fast days .There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). Hebrew Verse (in English and Hebrew).
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hebrew poet whose classical
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byzantine jewish poet whose hebrew -language
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