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

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.

Show description

Read Online or Download The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: The Ashkenazic and Sephardic Rites PDF

Best judaism books

The Book of "Genesis": A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

In the course of its 2,500-year lifestyles, the ebook of Genesis has been the keystone to nearly each vital declare approximately truth, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it maintains to play a critical function in debates approximately technology, politics, and human rights. With readability and ability, acclaimed biblical pupil Ronald Hendel presents a breathtaking historical past of this iconic booklet, exploring its effect on Western faith, philosophy, technology, politics, literature, and extra.

Why We Remain Jews: The Path To Faith

Dr. Tsesis describes the trail he traversed from spiritual lack of awareness to powerful trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a different position to the evidence of his end that faith and science—especially in mild of modern discoveries—are no longer antagonists, and are, in reality, in entire concord, supplementing and never apart from one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority as a rule, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish courtroom of law—in specific, this e-book provides 10 rulings in situations of Jewish civil legislations that the writer passed down as a member of a beit din panel.

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

Making males identifies and elaborates on a subject within the Hebrew Bible that has mostly long past ignored via scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age subject within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales comprise the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.

Additional info for The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: The Ashkenazic and Sephardic Rites

Example text

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.70 of 5 – based on 40 votes