Yaaleh V'Yavo (יעלה ויבוא; trans: "May [our remembrance] arise and come ... before Thee") is a Jewish prayer that is added to the liturgy on the festivals and Rosh Chodesh; it is inserted into both the Amidah and Birkat HaMazon.
Though the archaic language of Yaaleh V'Yavo led some scholars to declare it an ancient liturgy composed by the Council of Yavne under the auspices of Rabban Gamliel in the first century CE,[10] this attribution was met with skepticism, since a "Reference to the Occasion" beginning with the words "Yaaleh V'Yavo" does not appear in any Jewish texts until the 7th century.
He states that this variation is a matter of local custom, and that the exact prayer which is used does not affect the validity of fulfilling the obligation to include a "Reference to the Occasion".
[b] This responsum led other scholars[14] to believe that Yaaleh V'Yavo was originally composed for the Mussaf of Rosh Hashana, specifically for the Zichronot ("Remembrances") section of the poetic Amidah known as "Tekiata D'Vei Rav" (תקיעתא דבי רב: trans.
In his view, Jewish prayers and liturgical practices emerged naturally among the people in various social settings (synagogue, study hall, etc.)
Due to the similarities between Yaaleh V'Yavo and the Boneh Yerushalayim prayer in Birkat HaMazon, Heinemann suggests that the former was originally composed as a version of the latter, meant for use specifically on Rosh Hashana, the Day of Remembrance.
It is important to note that other scholars (even Piyyut specialists[16]) who studied the same version did not agree; rather, they assume that it follows a style typical of archaic liturgical prose.
11th century), the Palestinian rite slowly fell into disuse as the majority of Jewish communities adopted the laws and practices of the Babylonian centers.