The Experience of Jewish Liturgy

Blank, Debra Reed.

The Experience of Jewish Liturgy Studies Dedicated to Menahem Schmelzer. [electronic resource] : - Leiden : BRILL, 2011. - 1 online resource (364 p.)

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Introduction; The Curious Theological Grammar of Ga'al Yisra'el; Seder Foods and Customs in Illuminated Medieval Haggadot; "In the Last Benedictions He Resembles a Servant Who Has Received a Largess from His Master and Takes His Leave" (b. Ber. 34a); Moses Rimos: Poems and Recipes of a Jewish Physician in Italy; The Impact of Theology on Liturgical Change; Hallel: A Liturgical Composition Celebrating the Exodus; U-n'taneh Tokef as a Midrashic Poem; The Censorship of Aleinu in Ashkenaz and its Aftermath; Dew of Rest: The World of Nature in Qallir's G'vurot shel Tal; Iyyun t'fillah;

This edited collection honors Menahem Schmelzer's influence upon the field of Jewish liturgy. Three generations of scholars apply different analytical methods to varying texts and ritual occasions, providing an up-to-date picture of the field and its implications for related areas.

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Schmelzer, Menahem, 1934- --Contributions in Jewish liturgy.


Judaism -- Liturgy -- History and criticism.
Schmelzer, Menahem -- Contributions in Jewish liturgy.
Schmelzer, Menahem, 1934-.
Religion.
Judaism--Liturgy--History and criticism.
RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Jewish


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