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Title

All the world : universalism, particularism and the High Holy Days / edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD.

Publication

Woodstock, Vermont : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2014.

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Additional Authors

Hoffman, Lawrence A., 1942-

Description

x, 271 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Rosh Hashanah is just one of two surviving Jewish new years from antiquity, the other being the month in which Passover falls. The two are exactly six months apart, proper symbolism of the age-old Jewish struggle to balance two contrasting principles: universalism and particularism. Passover's central theme is the particularistic tale of the Jewish People released from servitude in Egypt to fulfill its historic destiny. The message of Rosh Hashanah, by contrast, is the universalistic definition of that destiny, the role that every Jew must play simply by virtue of being human, and the role of Judaism in helping Jews play that role with proper passion and commitment. This interweaving of a universalistic purpose to Israel's mission along with the particularistic affirmation that Israel has such a mission in the first place occurs throughout the High Holy Day liturgy, particularly in the prayers represented in this fifth volume in the Prayers of Awe series. The title, All the World, derives from a famous translation of an early medieval poem that is part of the new year liturgy. It is juxtaposed to other prayers of a universalistic nature, particularly Uv'khen, literally, "And therefore," a regular addition to the central Jewish prayer, the Amidah. "And therefore" launches the ultimate Jewish question: What's the point of it all, which is to say, "And therefore, what?" It combines the particularistic concern for Israel as a People called by God with the universalistic proclamation that Israel is called for universal ends"--

Series Statement

Prayers of awe series

Uniform Title

Prayers of awe.

Subject

• High Holidays
• Universalism
• Particularism (Theology)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• Includes some prayers in Hebrew with parallel English translations.

Call Number

*PKB 14-893

ISBN

• 9781580237833 (hardcover)
• 1580237835 (hardcover)
• 9781580238113 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
• 1580238114 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014020089

OCLC

880521124

Title

All the world : universalism, particularism and the High Holy Days / edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD.

Publisher

Woodstock, Vermont : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2014.

Edition

Hardcover edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Prayers of awe series

Prayers of awe.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Language

Includes some prayers in Hebrew with parallel English translations.

Added Author

Hoffman, Lawrence A., 1942- editor.

Research Call Number

*PKB 14-893