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The Merit Of Our Mothers: A Bilingual Anthology Of Jewish Womens Prayers
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For Many Centuries Jewish Prayer Was So Dominated By Its Male Creators And Male Readers That The Jewish Womans Role In Prayer Seems To Have Been All But Obliterated. Yet Jewish Women Have Always Prayed And, Before Prayer Became Standardized Into A Formal Liturgy, Israelite Women Offered Up Spontaneous Petitions And Hymns To God As Freely As Did Men. While They May Not Have Been Able To Help Constitute A Minyan, And While Many Did Not Know Hebrew Or Aramaic, Women Produced And Used Material For Prayer At Home.The Yiddish Tkhines Had Its Origin In A Form Of Supplicatory Prayer In The Talmud, Whose Original Intent Was To Allow For Individual Private Devotion During The Standard Prayer Service. The Private Yiddish Prayers And Devotions For Jewish Women Continued To Use This Term. They Emerged In The World Of Premodern Ashkenazic Jewry And Represent One Of The Richest And Leastknown Forms Of Jewish Religious Literature. Because Modern Sensibility Seemed To Reject Them, And Because Yiddish Was Quickly Forgotten By Second And Third Generation Jews In The West, They Have Been Sadly Neglected. Although A Few Have Been Individually Translated Into English, This Is The First Bilingual Anthology Ever To Appear.The Prayers In This Volume Are Characterized By A Highly Personal And Intimate Style And Mark Occasions In The Religious Calendar, Such As The Tkhine For The Blessing Of The New Moon, As Well As Occasions In The Life Of A Woman, Such As The Tkhine For A Mother Who Leads Her Child To Kheyder For The First Time. The Tkhines Are Of Great Appeal And Value To Those Who Wish To Hear The Voices Of Jewish Women In History, Study Yiddish Literature And Culture, Or Create New Expressions Of Spirituality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'The Merit of Our Mothers'? A: The main theme of 'The Merit of Our Mothers' is the exploration of Jewish women's roles in prayer, highlighting their contributions and experiences that have often been overlooked in male-dominated traditions.
- Q: Is this book available in English? A: Yes, 'The Merit of Our Mothers' is a bilingual anthology that includes both Yiddish and English translations of the prayers.
- Q: Who is the author of this anthology? A: The author of 'The Merit of Our Mothers' is Tracy Guren Klirs.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is published in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Merit of Our Mothers' contain? A: The book contains a total of 160 pages.
- Q: When was 'The Merit of Our Mothers' published? A: The book was published on May 1, 1992.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'Used Book in Good Condition'.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: This book falls under the category of 'Diaries & Journals'.
- Q: What kind of prayers are included in the anthology? A: The anthology includes Yiddish tkhines, which are personal and intimate prayers for various occasions in the religious calendar and significant life events for women.
- Q: Is this book suitable for someone studying Yiddish literature? A: Yes, this book is an excellent resource for those studying Yiddish literature and culture, offering unique insights into the voices of Jewish women throughout history.