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