Psalms of the Jewish Liturgy

Psalms of the Jewish Liturgy
Author: Miriyam Glazer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780916219413

In this study of the psalms of the Jewish liturgy, Rabbi Miriyam Glazer brings these well-known psalms alive. She focuses on each psalm's pathos, power, richness of imagery, and spiritual beauty. This work concentrates on the psalm-as-prayer, showing how lines are connected with one another and how each psalm can take its reader on an inner journey. The author also explains the role each psalm plays in its liturgical setting.

Psalms in Community

Psalms in Community
Author: Harold W. Attridge
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004127364

The Psalms, initially shaped by the experience of Israel, have expressed religious impulses of both Jews and Christians across the centuries. Essays from a spectrum of disciplines demonstrate how the Psalms have functioned over time in these communities of conviction.

Functions of Psalms and Prayers in the Late Second Temple Period

Functions of Psalms and Prayers in the Late Second Temple Period
Author: Mika S. Pajunen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2017-07-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110449269

When thinking about psalms and prayers in the Second Temple period, the Masoretic Psalter and its reception is often given priority because of modern academic or theological interests. This emphasis tends to skew our understanding of the corpus we call psalms and prayers and often dampens or mutes the lived context within which these texts were composed and used. This volume is comprised of a collection of articles that explore the diverse settings in which psalms and prayers were used and circulated in the late Second Temple period. The book includes essays by experts in the Hebrew bible, the Dead Sea scrolls, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the New Testament, in which a wide variety of topics, approaches, and methods both old and new are utilized to explore the many functions of psalms and prayers in the late Second Temple period. Included in this volume are essays examining how psalms were read as prophecy, as history, as liturgy, and as literature. A variety methodologies are employed, and include the use of cognitive sciences and poetics, linguistic theory, psychology, redaction criticism, and literary theory.

I Will Wake the Dawn

I Will Wake the Dawn
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN:

From the acclaimed author and artist who created The Song of Songs: The Honeybee in the Garden, this breathtakingly beautiful book fuses the artist Debra Band's stunning illuminated interpretation of selected psalms with the scholar Arnold Band's insightful analysis of the text. In shimmering gold and brilliant color this book invites contemporary readers to experience the intense emotion embodied within the ancient verses. It features 36 of the most well-known and moving psalms, including songs of personal and communal joy, prayers for healing and redemption in times of desperation, expressions of love and longing for Jerusalem, and prayers of comfort traditionally included in mourning rites. Band ingeniously interprets each psalm through two illuminations on facing pages: one that brings to life the Hebrew text; the other that illustrates the JPS English translation. Each pair of full-page illuminations is followed by an analysis of the psalm by Arnold Band and an explanation of the symbolism of the artwork by Debra Band. This beautifully bound book can be used for prayer and study, as well as aesthetic enjoyment, and, it makes an unforgettable gift for weddings, anniversaries, and other special occasions. Included in the volume is a foreword by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner.

The Targum of Psalms

The Targum of Psalms
Author:
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2024-05-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0814689493

This work provides the first translation into English of the Targum of Psalms, together with an introduction, a critical apparatus listing variants from several manuscripts and their printed editions, and annotations.

Sefer Ha-berakhot

Sefer Ha-berakhot
Author: Marcia Falk
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780807010174

A collection of blessings, poems, meditations, and rituals presented in English and Hebrew offers a traditional perspective to weekday, Sabbath, and New Moon festival observances.

The Book of Psalms in Plain English

The Book of Psalms in Plain English
Author: Aaron Lichtenstein
Publisher: Urim Publications
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9655240703

The ideas and emotions that make the book of Psalms such a powerful text for Judaism and Christianity alike are brilliantly captured in this deft translation by a scholar of Judaism. Aaron Lichtenstein offers the English translation in verse, just as the original Hebrew text is in poetry, in the various poetic modes required by the myriad moods and messages. Readers will be moved by the inspiring words of the Psalms in this essential resource.

Jewish and Christian Liturgy and Worship

Jewish and Christian Liturgy and Worship
Author: Albert Gerhards
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2007-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047422414

Presenting new insights into the history and interaction between Jewish and Christian liturgy and worship, the various contributions offer a deeper understanding of the identity of Judaism and Christianity. It addresses issues such as: – Is the Eucharistic Prayer a ‘Berakha’ and what information is available for the reconstruction of the history of the Jewish ‘Grace after Meals’? – How does Jewish liturgy rework the Bible, and are Christians and Jews using similar methods when they create liturgical poetry on the basis of a biblical text? – Which texts of the Cairo Genizah are of direct importance for the history of Christian liturgies, and are Christian creeds in fact Prayers or Hymns? – What does it mean that both Jews and Christians recite Isaiah's "Holy, Holy, Holy" at important points in their respective liturgies? Questions like these brought together scholars and specialists from different disciplines to share their recent insights at a conference in Aachen, Germany, and to offer the reader a fascinating discourse on a broad range of aspects of Jewish and Christian liturgies.

The Shabbat Morning Service: Book 1: The Shema and Its Blessings

The Shabbat Morning Service: Book 1: The Shema and Its Blessings
Author: Behrman House
Publisher: Behrman House, Inc
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1985
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780874414172

This three-volume prayer series based on the Conservative Shabbat Morning Service transforms Hebrew study into a practical prayer learning experience. The only entry requirement is the ability to read Hebrew phonetically.¬+

Basic Judaism

Basic Judaism
Author: Milton Steinberg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1947
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780156106986

The classic, essential guide to the beliefs, ideals and practices that form the historic Jewish faith.