All are accompanied by the commentary of R. Isaac b. Abraham Vena (1570-1655), kabbalist and rabbi. The little that is known of him is derived from his numerous and very popular works in Kabbalah and liturgy. Many wonderful stories abound in Yemenite circles of his miraculous endeavors for his fellow brethren, saving them from Muslims, pogroms, and robbers. R. Isaac apparently visited Jerusalem and Hebron. He is best remembered for his commentary on liturgy Hidushin and Pa'amon ve'Rimon which first appeared in 1597 and quickly became widely distributed in Yemen.

The breath and scope of this work reflects that for hundreds of years the Yemenite Jewish communities followed their traditional ways of secular and religious life, not being influenced by external trends and currents. Some customs in the Yemenite prayer rites date back to the prayer book of R. Saadiah b. Joseph Ga'on (882–942). From the 16th century on the Kabbalah and especially later its Lurianic school and system found its way to Yemen and influenced Jewish literary production in the areas of commentaries to the Bible, prayers, and liturgic poetry. All of this rich history is reflected in this work.