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Tradition, interpretation, and change : developments in the liturgy of Medieval and early modern Ashkenaz / Kenneth E. Berger.

Van Pelt Library BM672.A8 B47 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Berger, Kenneth E., 1947- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Judaism--Liturgy--History.
Judaism.
Judaism--Liturgy.
History.
Judaism--Germany--Customs and practices.
Ashkenazim.
Judaism--Customs and practices.
Germany.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xv, 427 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, [2019]
Summary:
"An investigation into the influences that determined the text of the Jewish prayer book liturgy, as it developed during the medieval and early modern periods" -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
1 The Old Will Be Renewed: Vehu Rahum Interpreted and Reinterpreted p. 47
The Recitation of Vehu Rahum in Arvit p. 49
Early Explanations for the Recitation of Vehu Rahum in Arvit p. 53
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-century Authorities on the Recitation of Vehu Rahum p. 63
Excursus: Vehu Rahum in the Rite of the Land of Israel p. 72
2 Preserving the Old p. 81
Barukh Adonai Le'olam p. 83
Berakhah Ahat Me'ein Sheva p. 97
The Recitation of Kiddush in the Synagogue p. 108
3 Interpretation and Praxis p. 129
Bameh Madlikin p. 129
The Torah Service: Taking Out and Returning the Torah p. 138
4 The Twelfth Century: Aleinu p. 183
The Origin of Aleinu p. 184
The Inclusion of Aleinu in the Daily Service p. 188
The Evidence of the Siddurim p. 189
Explanations FOR the Inclusion of Aleinu in the Daily Service p. 190
5 Sephardic Influences: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries p. 203
The Hatimah of Hashkiveinu p. 206
The Hatimah of Barukh Adonai Le'olam p. 207
The Concluding Petition of the Kedushat Hayom Blessing p. 210
6 Kabbalistic Influences: The Seventeenth Century p. 219
Hama'ariv Aravim p. 223
The Conclusion of Aleinu p. 227
Berikh Shemei p. 229
Kabbalat Shabbat p. 237
7 Save Us From Enemies, Sword, Famine, and Sorrow p. 255
Hatavat Halom p. 255
Seventy-two Verses p. 258
Pitum Haketoret p. 262
8 Shelter Us under Your Wings p. 271
The Expansion of the Arvit Service on Saturday Night p. 271
Mourner's Kaddish p. 280
Excursus: The Text of Veyiten Lekha p. 305
Excursus: The Repetition of the Last Verse of Veyehi No'am p. 308
9 You Will Not Fear the Terror of Night p. 315
Barukh Adonai Le'olam p. 316
Berakhah Abat Me'ein Sheva p. 319
Bameh Madlikin p. 320
Additions to Arvit on Saturday Night p. 321
Veyehi No'am p. 322
Hashkiveinu p. 325
Excursus: Other Textual Issues in Hashkiveinu p. 346
Varieties of Interpretation p. 355
Liturgical Factors p. 360
Multiple Interpretations p. 361.
ISBN:
9780878201709
087820170X
OCLC:
1065785586

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