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The Experience of Jewish Liturgy : Studies Dedicated to Menahem Schmelzer.

Blank, Debra Reed.

The Experience of Jewish Liturgy : Studies Dedicated to Menahem Schmelzer. - Leiden : BRILL, 2011. - 1 online resource (364 pages) - The Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 31 . - Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 31. .

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.


English.

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Schmelzer, Menahem, 1934-2022 --Contributions in Jewish liturgy.
Schmelzer, Menahem, 1934-2022


Judaism--Liturgy--History and criticism.
Judaïsme--Liturgie--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Prayerbooks--Jewish.
Judaism--Liturgy


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BM660

296.4/5 296.45