[Avodah] Yasis Alayikh

[Micha Berger]

Look at the haftora for parashas Nitzavim, in particular Yeshaiah 62:5.
This is apparently what R' Shelomo al-Qabetz is paraphrasing, as Yeshaiah
writes:
     umesos chasan al kalah
     yasis alayikh Elokayikh.

But look at the first part of the pasuq, "Ki yiv'al bachur besulah..."
Seems that the "al" in "umesos chasan al kalah", is intended in a literal
spacial sense. After all, the pasuq is utilizing erotic imagery.

And it would be consistent that a mequbal in Tzefat use such imagery
for a Friday night tefillah.

But what would be grossly out of place then to sing Yasis Alayikh at a
chasunah. (Too close to "hakol yode'im kallah, lamah nikhneses lechupah".)

GCT!
-Micha

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