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May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism - Yizkor (Prayers of Awe, 4)

May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism - Yizkor (Prayers of Awe, 4)

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An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why memoryours and God'sis so central to people.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, over thirty contributorsmen and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominationsexamine the history and ideas behind Yizkor, the Jewish memorial service, and this fascinating chapter in Jewish piety.
Featuring the traditional prayersprovided in the original Hebrew and a new and annotated translationthis fourth volume in the Prayers of Awe series explores the profound theological questions at the core of this service and our own humanity: What happens to us after we die? Is there really an afterlife? Does our fate after death depend on the goodness with which we have pursued our earthly life? And more.
Prayers of Awe: A multi-volume series designed to explore the High Holy Day liturgy and enrich the praying experience for everyonewhether experienced worshipers or guests who encounter Jewish prayer for the very first time.

Contributors:
Yoram Bitton
Dr. Annette M. Boeckler
Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander, CM, DHL
Rabbi Edward Feinstein
Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof, PhD (z'l)
Dr. Eric L. Friedland
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL
Rabbi Andrew Goldstein, PhD
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD
Rabbi Walter Homolka, PhD, DHL
Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur
Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar
Rabbi Daniel Landes
Catherine Madsen
Rabbi Jonathan Magonet, PhD
Rabbi Dalia Marx, PhD
Rabbi Charles H. Middleburgh, PhD
Rabbi Jay Henry Moses
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, PhD
Rabbi Jakob J. Petuchowski, PhD (z'l)
Rabbi Jack Riemer
Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Rabbi David Stern
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, PhD
Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig, DD
Dr. Ron Wolfson
Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel
Dr. Wendy Zierler

Author(s): Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Yoram Bitton, Dr. Annette M. Boeckler, Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler, Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander DHL, Rabbi Edward Feinstein, Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof PhD, Dr. Eric L. Friedland, Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand, Rabbi Edwin Goldberg DHL, Rabbi Andrew Goldstein PhD, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman PhD, Rabbi Walter Homolka PhD DHL, Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur, Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar, Rabbi Daniel Landes, Catherine Madsen, Rabbi Jonathan Magonet PhD, Rabbi Dalia Marx PhD, Rabbi Charles H. Middleburgh PhD, Rabbi Jay Henry Moses, Rabbi Aaron D. Panken PhD, Rabbi Jakob J. Petuchowski PhD, Rabbi Jack Riemer, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Rabbi David Stern, Rabbi David A. Teutsch PhD, Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig DD, Dr. Ron Wolfson, Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel, Dr. Wendy Zierler, and Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman PhD
Publisher: Jewish Lights
Publication date: 2013-07-01
Pages: 304
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Categories: Jewish Prayerbooks, Jewish Life, and Prayer
ISBN: 9781580236898-N
Dimensions: 228.0 x 152.0 x 22.0 mm
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