A poem which is used as a *prayer either privately or during the course of the *liturgy. The earliest examples of piyyutim go back to the 6th Century and they continued to be produced until the time of the *Enlightenment. Examples include the...

Synagogue poetry, deriving from the first centuries and through the beginning of...

A piyyut (plural piyyutim, Hebrew פיוט, IPA: [pijút] and [pijutím]) is a Jewish liturgical poem, usually designated to be sung, chanted, or recited during religious services. Piyyutim have been written since Temple times. Most piyyutim are in...