Andreas Lehnardt

English summary: The kaddish prayer is, in addition to the shema' and the shemoneh esreh, one of the central prayers of rabbinic Judaism. Andreas Lehnardt's study provides a comprehensive description of the early development and the history of the reception of this prayer in its various versions. He focuses on the textual, linguistic and formal analysis of the prayer, dealing with the oldest obtainable textual proof of the kaddish (for example from the Cairo Genizah), the earliest references to the prayer in rabbinic literature (Targum, Talmud and Midrash) as well as allusions to kaddish in Hekhalot literature and in the wide range of geonic responsa literature. At the end of the volume there is a detailed index of manuscripts and literature. German description: Das Qaddish-Gebet ist neben dem Shema' und dem Achtzehn-Bitten-Gebet eines der zentralen Gebete des rabbinischen Judentums. Andreas Lehnardt stellt die fruhe Entwicklung und Rezeptionsgeschichte dieses in unterschiedlichen Versionen bekannten Gebets dar. Ein Schwerpunkt der Arbeit liegt auf der textlichen, sprachlichen und formalen Analyse des Gebetes, wobei sowohl die altesten erreichbaren Textzeugen des Qaddish (u. a. aus der Kairoer Geniza), die fruhesten Hinweise auf das Gebet in der rabbinischen Literatur (Targum, Talmud und Midrasch) als auch die Bezugnahmen auf das Qaddish in der Hekhalot-Literatur und in der weitverzweigten gaonaischen Responsenliteratur analysiert werden. Neben Fragen der Datierung und Lokalisierung sowie der Erorterung des Sitzes im Leben untersucht Andreas Lehnardt das in der Forschung bislang wenig beachtete Problem der Funktionen des Qaddish an unterschiedlichen Orten der Liturgie. Gilt das Qaddish seit den Arbeiten von David de Sola Pool und Joseph Heinemann als Gebet aus dem Lehrhaus ( bet ha-midrash ), rekonstruiert Andreas Lehnardt ein differenzierteres Bild seiner Genese und Rezeption. Besonderes Augenmerk legt er dabei auf den Einfluss des Brauches (Minhag) auf die liturgischen Applikationen. Abschliessend kommt die erst im Mittelalter eingefuhrte Verwendung des Qaddish als Gebet fur die Verstorbenen in den Blick, das sogenannte Waisen-Qaddish. Der Band wird durch ein ausfuhrliches Handschriften- und Literaturverzeichnis sowie Indices abgeschlossen.

Qaddish

Avriel Bar-Levav

Stefan C. Reif

Jewish customs and traditions about death, burial and mourning are numerous, diverse and intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them, an international conference was held at Tel Aviv University in 2010 and experts dealt with many aspects of the topic. This volume includes most of the papers given then, as well as a few added later. What emerges are a wealth of fresh material and perspectives, as well as the realization that the high Middle Ages saw a set of exceptional innovations, some of which later became central to traditional Judaism while others were gradually abandoned. Were these innovations influenced by Christian practice? Which prayers and poems reflect these innovations? What do the sources tell us about changing attitudes to death and life-after death? Are tombstones an important guide to historical developments? Answers to these questions are to be found in this unusual, illuminating and readable collection of essays that have been well documented, carefully edited and well indexed.

Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities

Death in Jewish Life

Judith Olszowy-Schlanger

Books with Books is the second collection of interdisciplinary articles on Hebrew Binding fragments, representing current scholarship and its international scope. The volume presents new manuscripts discoveries from several European countries.

New Discoveries in Old Book Bindings

Books Within Books

This volume includes contributions presented at two conferences, in Mainz (Germany) and Jerusalem (Israel). The articles present a number of new discoveries of binding fragments in several European libraries and beyond.

Newly Discovered Hebrew Binding Fragments in Context. European Genizah Texts and Studies, Volume 5

European Genizah

This volume presents the discovery of several hundred new Hebrew and Aramaic manuscript fragments in Germany. It is a collection of conference papers that discuss the historical, paleographical, and cultural significance of these fragments. It is the first in a series of studies of similar findings in Europe.

Andreas Lehnardt

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