The book contains all of the piyyutim for
Shavuot belonging to the qedushta type by the famous Palestinian payyetan
R. El’azar be-rabbi Qillir. The introduction describes the peculiarities of the
qedushta’ot for Shavuot, including the seder olam piyyutim that they contain, which describe in a characteristic manner the
history of the world up to the giving of the Torah. A number of lost midrashim
are also revealed in the piyyutim.
