Jewish liturgy: Prayer and synagogue service through the ages - Hardcover

9780706514148: Jewish liturgy: Prayer and synagogue service through the ages

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0706514149 ISBN 13: 9780706514148

Publisher: Keter Pub. House Jerusalem, 1975

Worship is very much a human enterprise, numerous passages describe worship as it is lived-in the synagogue and in the home. Both the universal customs, and the traditions of exotic communities. are explained in the present volume with a wealth of colorful description. Various chapters deal with the concept of prayer, the genres of prayer (the benediction, the psalm, and the lyrical piyyut). communal worship, and the language and music of prayer. The inanimate accessories of prayer- the tallit, the tefillin, the Sefer Torah, and even the synagogue furnishings- are brought to life by lucid explanation, both on the physical level, and in their symbolic and spiritual aspects. And the section on the Reading of the Torah illuminates the minutiae of synagogue practice for the interested congregant.

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