This study traces the origins of Hebrew prayer among the Jews and explains how the first volumes of formal Jewish liturgy emerged. It describes in a lively and thought-provoking manner the leading rites and personalities of medieval Jewish worship and explains how the various interpretations of Judaism in the modern world have responded in their own way to the challenge of dialogue with the divine. Existing theories are challenged and new theories offered, and the result will make liturgical research accessible to modern readers.
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"Judaism and Hebrew Prayer is sure to be the standard text on the subject for years to come..." Hebrew Studies
"...Dr. Reif's book is a contribution that can help cure the affliction of ignorance of our precious and sustaining liturgy on all levels." Jewish Book World
"This will remain for many years the definitive guide to Jewish liturgical development....indispensable to scholars, it is highly recommended to anyone with a serious interest in Jewish or Christian liturgy." Theological Book Review
"A major contribution to the study of Jewish liturgy....a work of impressive breadth and erudition....An indispensable resource for all interested in the history of Jewish prayer, this study belongs in any library concerned with Judaic studies or the history of religions." Michael D. Swartz, Religious Studies Review
"Combining a history of Jewish worship and liturgical rights with an authoritative, fully documented account of the various trends in liturgical scholarship, Judaism and Hebrew Prayer is the first original work of its size and scope in the English language." Gabriel Sivan, The Jerusalem Post Magazine
"...Dr. Reif's book is a contribution that can help cure the affliction of ignorance of our precious and sustaining liturgy on all levels." Jewish Book World
"This will remain for many years the definitive guide to Jewish liturgical development....indispensable to scholars, it is highly recommended to anyone with a serious interest in Jewish or Christian liturgy." Theological Book Review
"A major contribution to the study of Jewish liturgy....a work of impressive breadth and erudition....An indispensable resource for all interested in the history of Jewish prayer, this study belongs in any library concerned with Judaic studies or the history of religions." Michael D. Swartz, Religious Studies Review
"Combining a history of Jewish worship and liturgical rights with an authoritative, fully documented account of the various trends in liturgical scholarship, Judaism and Hebrew Prayer is the first original work of its size and scope in the English language." Gabriel Sivan, The Jerusalem Post Magazine
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Tracing the origins of Hebrew prayer among the Jews, this study explains how the first volumes of formal Jewish liturgy emerged. It describes the leading rites and personalities of medieval Jewish worship as well as the responses of various interpretations of Judaism in the modern world.
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kol nidrey, traditional siddur, rabbinic liturgy, liturgical sphere, statutory prayers, liturgical research, rabbinic prayer, biblical prose prayer, synagogal liturgy, jewish liturgy, synagogal worship, geonic period, morning benedictions, liturgical situation, liturgical history, liturgical issues, liturgical customs, fixed liturgy, halakhic requirements, liturgical poetry, talmudic rabbis, standard liturgy, liturgical developments, talmudic sources, talmudic period Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hebrew Bible, Second Temple, Eretz Yisrael, Holy Land, Middle Ages, North African, State of Israel, Jerusalem Temple, New York, United Synagogue, United States, Yom Kippur, Babylonian Talmud, Ten Commandments, Anglo Jewish, Cairo Genizah, Passover Haggadah, Rosh Ha-Shanah, American Reform, High Holidays, Reform Judaism, Shabbethai Sofer, Temple Mount, Union Prayer Book, Anglo Jewry New!
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Research into the history of daily Hebrew prayers may justifiably be said to warrant total scholarly attention or none at all. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kol nidrey, traditional siddur, rabbinic liturgy, liturgical sphere, statutory prayers, liturgical research, rabbinic prayer, biblical prose prayer, synagogal liturgy, jewish liturgy, synagogal worship, geonic period, morning benedictions, liturgical situation, liturgical history, liturgical issues, liturgical customs, fixed liturgy, halakhic requirements, liturgical poetry, talmudic rabbis, standard liturgy, liturgical developments, talmudic sources, talmudic period Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hebrew Bible, Second Temple, Eretz Yisrael, Holy Land, Middle Ages, North African, State of Israel, Jerusalem Temple, New York, United Synagogue, United States, Yom Kippur, Babylonian Talmud, Ten Commandments, Anglo Jewish, Cairo Genizah, Passover Haggadah, Rosh Ha-Shanah, American Reform, High Holidays, Reform Judaism, Shabbethai Sofer, Temple Mount, Union Prayer Book, Anglo Jewry New!
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- Hebrew Manuscripts of the Middle Ages by Colette Sirat on page 33, and Back Matter
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- The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History by Kathleen Biddick in Back Matter
- Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity (Religion in the First Christian Centuries) by Jon Davies in Back Matter
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