Tagged: Kenneth E. Berger

October 6, 2020

The 80 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in September 2020

Here is the list of the 80 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in September 2020. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on...

Tradition, Interpretation, and Change: Developments in the Liturgy of Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz by Kenneth E. Berger

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September 3, 2020

Tradition, Interpretation, and Change: Developments in the Liturgy of Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz by Kenneth E. Berger

Minhag (custom) played a far greater and far more important role in medieval Ashkenazic society than in any other Jewish community. In upholding the authority of a custom, halakhic authorities frequently asserted that “custom...