Prayer & Piyyut

The chapters of the book are devoted to clarifying R. Shaul's conception of the issues discussed in Jewish thought in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period

In this book, a manuscript that has been held privately is published for the first time and contains 22 new piyyutim written in the handwriting of Rabbi Shabazi.

Addenda to the first edition of The Jewish Life Cycle.

This compilation deals with religious works written in the span of 1,000 years by sages of Fez and other Moroccan communities about language, religious poetry and literature, interpretation and thought, established halacha and local regulations.

This book includes articles on Rashi and his disciples that expand on the study of Rashi – questions of interpretation, thought, law, language, poetry and history associated with the works of Rashi and his disciples.

Mahbarot Liyehudit is a collection of studies on medieval literature research presented to Professor Judith Dishon in recognition of her many years of work in the field.

This book deals with the Hebrew liturgical poems from Spain known as “personal reshut”. Among students of Medieval Hebrew poetry these poems are considered to possess outstanding artistic merit and to stand at the apex of Spanish Jewish piyyut. In my stud

This volume includes studies that tackle ways in which Jews experience and conceive music both as individuals and as communities living in diaspora conditions.

It is a widespread conception that prayer is the essence of religious fulfillment. In the eyes of many, prayer can be understood only on the assumption that it is an appeal to God. Moreover, even the prayers of non-believers are perceived as a search for

Texts of secular poetry, stories and piyyutim from the 12th to the 16th centuries are published here for the first time. The collection includes critical editions by leading scholars in the field.

This book traces the sources, history and development of a broad variety of customs associated with the Jewish life cycle, from birth to death. It draws upon a vast repertoire of sources, both literary and pictorial, Jewish and non-Jewish, and points to p

The educated Jew in the Middle Ages became familiar with classical literature through its Arabic translations. Hundreds of motifs were borrowed from these sources and implanted in Hebrew literature, especially in Spanish poetry. The author has collected t

Collection of articles by distinguished scholars, among them friends and students of Prof. Mirsky. Besides the central subject, which is the poetry and liturgy of different communities, periods and styles, included also are studies on biblical exegesis an

Texts of secular poetry, stories and piyyutim from the 12th to the 16th centuries are published here for the first time. The collection includes critical editions by leading scholars in the field.

The book deals with the influence of the Kabbalah on the Halakhah, liturgy and ritual customs, and the reaction of the rabbinic authorities to this phenomenon. The book also investigates the extent to which the kabbalistic instructions were accepted b

Texts of secular poetry, stories and piyyutim from the 12th to the 16th centuries are published here for the first time. The collection includes critical editions by leading scholars in the field. Co-published with Israel Matz Hebrew Classics and I. Edwa

The book contains several Piyyutei Halakhah from the Festival Liturgy. The selection represents the Halakhot of different Jewish communities and their characteristic rituals.

R. Yizhak Haseniri was one of the outstanding poets of medieval Provence. This first critical edition of his piyyutim includes a general survey of the historical background and the liturgic customs of the period and an analysis of the piyyutim, encompassi

The book is devoted to prayer of the Holocaust period. It includes special prayers composed in occupied Europe and in the Free World on behalf of Jews under Nazism, and prayers in memory of Holocaust victims that were composed by authors from the differen

Articles on subjects of interest to Prof. Ratzaby in the fields of poetry and Piyyut, Yemenite Jewry, Sa'adia Gaon, Hebrew Language and Hebrew Literature. The book represents the latest discoveries by leading scholars in each of these areas and other subj

Texts of secular poetry, stories and piyyutim from the 12th to the 16th centuries are published here for the first time. The collection includes critical editions by leading scholars in the field.

The Holon Prize for Rabbinic Literature and Hokhmat Yisrael, In the Name of Moshe Haim Shapira, 1988 The book examines the interaction of prayer, early Piyyut and Heikhalot literature, tracing the various stages of development of the Siddur and prayer