THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JEWISH PRAYERS

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1 Syllabus THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JEWISH PRAYERS Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: Hebrew Literature Academic year: 1 Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Esther Chazon Coordinator esther.chazon@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Thurs. 2:30-3:39 Teaching Staff: Dr. Esther Chazon page 1 / 6

2 Course/Module description: The development of Jewish prayer from the Bible to the its institution by the Rabbis and the earliest Jewish prayerbooks. Course/Module aims: 1. Describe the history of Jewish liturgy 2. Analyze the basic texts for Jewish liturgy from the Bible, Second Temple literature, rabbinic literature and Prayerbooks Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Describe the history of Jewish liturgy 2. Analyze the basic texts for Jewish liturgy from the Bible, Second Temple literature, rabbinic literature and Prayerbooks Attendance requirements(%): 80% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Discussion of required texts and secondary readings. Introductory lecture to topics. Course/Module Content: 1-2. From Bible to Mishnah: From Personal Prayer to Public, Obligatory Prayer Hannah's Prayer: 1Samuel 1-2 and Rabbinic Literature: Tractate Berakhot - Tosefta Ber. 3:1; y. Talmud Ber. 4:1, 7a; b. Talmud, Ber. 31a-b From Temple to Synagogue Philo, Josephus, New Testament, and Rabbinic Sources (Source sheet) Knohl, I., "Between Voice and Silence: Prayer and Temple Cult in the Bible, Qumran, and Rabbinic Literature," Talmudic Studies 3 (2005) A. Oppenheimer, A. Kasher, and U. Rappaport, Ancient Synagogues (1988) - The Synagogues of Masada, Gush Halav, and Beit Alpha. Levine, "From Communal Center to Miniature Sanctuary," Cathedra (1988) The Beginnings of Jewish Liturgy: When, Where, and How much? Heinemann, J., Prayer in the Talmud, chapters 1-2 and 9. Fleischer, E., "The Beginnings of Obligatory Jewish Prayer," Tarbiz 59 (1990) page 2 / 6

3 Nitzan, B. Qumran Prayer and Religious Poetry (1997) Chazon, Esther, "Psalms, Hymns and Prayers," in Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls (ed. L. H. Schiffman and J. C. VanderKam, 2000) Petitions for Knowledge, Repentance, and Forgiveness Psalm 155 in 11QPsalmsa (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert 4) Words of the Luminaries (4Q504), Sunday and Thursday prayers (Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library) Mishnah Berakhot 5:2; b. Talmud Ber. 11b and 29a. Seder R. Amram Gaon (ed. D. Goldschmidt) Ehrlich, U., "'For the Lord is a God of Knowledge'- On Knowledge and the Petition for Knowledge," Dov Rappel Memorial Volume (ed. S. Glick, 2007) Weinfeld, M., "The Prayers for Knowledge, Repentance and Forgiveness in the 'Eighteen Benedictions' - Qumran Parallels, Biblical Antecedents, and Basic Characteristics," Tarbiz 45 (1979): Flusser, D., "'He Has Planted It [i.e., the Law] as Eternal Life in Our Midst'," Tarbiz 58 (1989): Penitential Prayers in Times of Public Crisis Bible: Joel 1-2, Nehemiah 9, Daniel 9 The Apocrypha (ed. A. Cahane): Baruch 1:1-3:8, 1 Macc 3:38-60, Prayer of Manasseh Mishnah Ta'anit 1:1-7, 2:1-6, 3:7-8 Levine, David, A Temple Prayer for Fast-Days, in Liturgical Perspectives (ed. Chazon, 2003) The Petition for the In-gathering of the Exiles Chazon, E., "'Gather the Dispersed of Judah.' Seeking a Return to the Land as a Factor in Jewish Identity of Late Antiquity," in Heavenly Tablets: Interpretation, Identity and Tradition in Ancient Judaism (JSJSup 119; ed. L. Lidonnoci & A. Lieber, 2007) , and the sources quoted in the article (Ben Sira, 2 Macc, Festival Prayers from Qumran, Words of the Luminaries, b. T. Berakhot 29a, medieval prayerbooks). Qimron, E., Prayers for the Festivals from Qumran: Reconstruction and Philological Observations, in Hamlet On A Hill (ed. M. Baasten, W. Van Peursen, 2003) The Malediction Against the Heretics page 3 / 6

4 U. Ehrlich and R. Langer, "The Earliest Texts of the Birkat Haminim," Hebrew Union College Annual 76 (2005) , and the sources quoted in the article. 12. Kaddish Shinan, Avigdor, Siddur Avi Chai. Heinemann, Joseph. Prayer in the Talmud. Chapter Reform Prayer Gates of Prayer: The New Union Prayerbook, (Weekday services, Evening), (Evening or Morning Service I). Sperber, D., On Changes in Jewish Liturgy: Options and Limitations (Jerusalem: רשות)) ), and Required Reading: 1-2. From Bible to Mishnah: From Personal Prayer to Public, Obligatory Prayer Hannah's Prayer: 1Samuel 1-2 and Rabbinic Literature: Tractate Berakhot - Tosefta Ber. 3:1; y. Talmud Ber. 4:1, 7a; b. Talmud, Ber. 31a-b From Temple to Synagogue Philo, Josephus, New Testament, and Rabbinic Sources (Source sheet) Knohl, I., "Between Voice and Silence: Prayer and Temple Cult in the Bible, Qumran, and Rabbinic Literature," Talmudic Studies 3 (2005) A. Oppenheimer, A. Kasher, and U. Rappaport, Ancient Synagogues (1988) - The Synagogues of Masada, Gush Halav, and Beit Alpha. Levine, "From Communal Center to Miniature Sanctuary," Cathedra (1988) The Beginnings of Jewish Liturgy: When, Where, and How much? Heinemann, J., Prayer in the Talmud, chapters 1-2 and 9. page 4 / 6

5 Fleischer, E., "The Beginnings of Obligatory Jewish Prayer," Tarbiz 59 (1990) Nitzan, B. Qumran Prayer and Religious Poetry (1997) Chazon, Esther, "Psalms, Hymns and Prayers," in Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls (ed. L. H. Schiffman and J. C. VanderKam, 2000) Petitions for Knowledge, Repentance, and Forgiveness Psalm 155 in 11QPsalmsa (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert 4) Words of the Luminaries (4Q504), Sunday and Thursday prayers (Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library) Mishnah Berakhot 5:2; b. Talmud Ber. 11b and 29a. Seder R. Amram Gaon (ed. D. Goldschmidt) Ehrlich, U., "'For the Lord is a God of Knowledge'- On Knowledge and the Petition for Knowledge," Dov Rappel Memorial Volume (ed. S. Glick, 2007) Weinfeld, M., "The Prayers for Knowledge, Repentance and Forgiveness in the 'Eighteen Benedictions' - Qumran Parallels, Biblical Antecedents, and Basic Characteristics," Tarbiz 45 (1979): Flusser, D., "'He Has Planted It [i.e., the Law] as Eternal Life in Our Midst'," Tarbiz 58 (1989): Penitential Prayers in Times of Public Crisis Bible: Joel 1-2, Nehemiah 9, Daniel 9 The Apocrypha (ed. A. Cahane): Baruch 1:1-3:8, 1 Macc 3:38-60, Prayer of Manasseh Mishnah Ta'anit 1:1-7, 2:1-6, 3:7-8 Levine, David, A Temple Prayer for Fast-Days, in Liturgical Perspectives (ed. Chazon, 2003) The Petition for the In-gathering of the Exiles Chazon, E., "'Gather the Dispersed of Judah.' Seeking a Return to the Land as a Factor in Jewish Identity of Late Antiquity," in Heavenly Tablets: Interpretation, Identity and Tradition in Ancient Judaism (JSJSup 119; ed. L. Lidonnoci & A. Lieber, 2007) , and the sources quoted in the article (Ben Sira, 2 Macc, Festival Prayers from Qumran, Words of the Luminaries, b. T. Berakhot 29a, medieval prayerbooks). Qimron, E., Prayers for the Festivals from Qumran: Reconstruction and Philological page 5 / 6

6 Powered by TCPDF ( Observations, in Hamlet On A Hill (ed. M. Baasten, W. Van Peursen, 2003) The Malediction Against the Heretics U. Ehrlich and R. Langer, "The Earliest Texts of the Birkat Haminim," Hebrew Union College Annual 76 (2005) , and the sources quoted in the article. 12. Kaddish Shinan, Avigdor, Siddur Avi Chai. Heinemann, Joseph. Prayer in the Talmud. Chapter Reform Prayer Gates of Prayer: The New Union Prayerbook, (Weekday services, Evening), (Evening or Morning Service I). Sperber, D., On Changes in Jewish Liturgy: Options and Limitations (Jerusalem: רשות)) ), and Additional Reading Material: none Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 80 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 20 % Project work 0 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: none page 6 / 6