'Al Ha-Rishonim: A passage in the Morning Prayer coming between the Shema' and the 'Amidah. In the Northern rituals a variant is substituted on the festivals and special Sabbaths when the piyut termed "Zulat," from the concluding word of the passage, "Zulateka ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]