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The Mystery of the Kaddish
Leon H. CharneyShaʼul Maizlish
其他書名
Its Profound Influence on Judaism
出版Barricade Books, 2008
主題Religion / HistoryReligion / Judaism / Rituals & PracticeReligion / Judaism / HistoryReligion / Prayerbooks / JewishReligion / Prayer
ISBN15698034719781569803479
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hcZXAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Set Against a background of Jewish history from biblical times to the Crusades, and from World War II to the present, The Mystery of the Kaddish traces the history of the Kaddish and how it has evolved. The Kaddish prayer does not speak of death. The prayer proclaims, without equivocation, acceptance of the power of God and the Divine decree. Given this, why is the Kaddish recited after the death of a close relative, in many instances three times a day for eleven months? The authors reveal that the rabbis of the Dark Ages created the Kaddish to alleviate the tremendous grief thrust upon them by massive slaughter and random killings. Following massacres, rabbis were compelled to create a prayer for the dead loved ones to memorialize the victims. Rabbis combined Talmudic passages with Christian ritual to create a prayer that Jews used to commemorate their horrific losses. The Mystery of the Kaddish traces the origin, history, and growth of the Kaddish, now a mainstay in all segments of Judaic practice. It also features a comprehensive glossary of Jewish history. Book jacket.