Siddur Hatefillah: The Jewish Prayer Book. Philosophy, Poetry, and Mystery - Hardcover

Schweid, Eliezer

 
9781644698655: Siddur Hatefillah: The Jewish Prayer Book. Philosophy, Poetry, and Mystery
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 164469865X ISBN 13: 9781644698655
Publisher: Academic Studies Press, 2022

Synopsis

Hebrew University Professor Emeritus and Israel Prize recipient Eliezer Schweid (1929-2022) is widely regarded as one of the greatest historians of Jewish thought of our era. In Siddur Hatefillah, he probes the Jewish prayer book as a reflection of Judaism's unity and continuity as a unique spiritual entity; and as the most popular, most uttered, and internalized text of the Jewish people. Schweid explores texts which process religious philosophical teaching into the language of prayer, and/or express philosophical ideas in prayer’s special language – which the worshipper reflects upon in order to direct prayer, and through which flows hoped-for feedback. With the addition of historical, philological, and literary contexts, the study provides the reader with first-time access to the comprehensive meaning of Jewish prayer―filling a vacuum in both the experience and scholarship of Jewish worship.

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About the Authors

Eliezer Schweid (1929-2022) was Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University. He published over forty books in general and specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and commented frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern. He was the recipient of the distinguished Israel Prize and two honorary doctorates.

Gershon Greenberg has been a visiting professor in the history of Jewish religious thought through the Holocaust at Hebrew and Bar Ilan universities in Israel. He is based at American University in Washington, D.C. where he created and directed the Jewish Studies Program and serves as Professor of Philosophy and Religion

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Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
164469865X
ISBN 13 
9781644698655
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
514