כי הנה כחומר — Ki Hinei KaChomer | Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter (Yom Kippur)

The Kol Nidrei-night piyut כי הנה כחומר — the seven craftsmen of the machzor: the potter, the stonecutter, the blacksmith, the sea captain, the glassblower, the embroiderer, and the silversmith. Every word of the piyut is formed in its own material — carved in clay, chiseled in stone, hammered in iron, cast on the sea, blown in glass, stitched in thread, and engraved in silver. Turn on captions (CC) for English or Yiddish translation. The Yiddish follows the traditional machzor teitsch. Sponsored by Best Embroidery Co. — bestembroidery.org For more: https://bygmotionstudios.com — TRANSLATION — For like clay in the hand of the potter — when he wills, he makes it wider, and when he wills, he makes it shorter. So are we in Your hands, Who guards the kindness; look to the covenant, and turn not to the yetzer. For like the stone in the hand of the stonecutter — when he wills, he takes hold of it, and when he wills, he breaks it apart. So are we in Your hands, Who gives life and brings death. For like the iron in the hand of the blacksmith — when he wills, he joins it to the fire, and when he wills, he parts it away. So are we in Your hands, Who supports the poor. For like the anchor in the hand of the ship's captain — when he wills, he holds the ship fast, and when he wills, he sends it forth. So are we in Your hands, Almighty G-d, good and forgiving. For like the glass in the hand of the glazier — when he wills, he scores it with a cut, and when he wills, he melts it away. So are we in Your hands, Who takes away the willful and unwitting sins. For like the curtain in the hand of the weaver — when he wills, he makes it straight, and when he wills, he makes it crooked. So are we in Your hands, zealous and avenging G-d. For like the silver in the hand of the silversmith — when he wills, he leaves the dross, and when he wills, he refines it pure. So are we in Your hands, Who prepares healing for the wounds. Look to the covenant, and turn not to the yetzer. © BYG Motion Studios · גמר חתימה טובה