The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: The Ashkenazic and by Macy Nulman

Fifteen years within the making, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer is a huge success. by no means ahead of has one of these finished source been on hand to these trying to find solutions to questions about Jewish prayer. Macy Nulman has supplied, in a single exact, obtainable quantity, info on every prayer recited within the Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions, growing a useful device for research or fast reference. Prayer books are basically cumulative anthologies that developed through the years as new prayers have been additional. examine of those prayers unearths insights into the heritage of Judaism, offering a deeper appreciation of the historical past that has sustained the Jewish humans in the course of the centuries. This quantity, via its encyclopedic layout, makes any such research effortless and relaxing. prepared alphabetically via prayer, the encyclopedia entries contain wide liturgical info at the prayers, their composers and improvement, the legislation and customs surrounding them, and their position within the provider. All prayers, together with not just prayers recited within the synagogue, but additionally the Grace After food and the prayers to be acknowledged earlier than going to mattress, prayers for designated events reminiscent of weddings and circumcisions, prayers for the funeral ritual and for personal devotion, are featured. The entries make vast use of cross-referencing and bibliographical info to facilitate extra examine. additionally, the writer discusses the various poetic insertions, referred to as piyyutim, recited on targeted Sabbaths, Holy Days, and gala's. Concise and straightforward to refer to, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer includes a number of indexes: name indexes - one in Hebrew and one in transliteration - in addition to an index of biblical verses and a reputation index. also, a thesaurus defining technical phrases and vocabulary linked to the prayers is supplied. this crucial, extraordinary reference quantity is perfect for students, scholars, and others who need to know extra approximately Jewish tradition.