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Reform Liturgy Past and Present:
Who are We?

Study with Rabbi David Ellenson
Recorded February 2002

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In two, 90-minute presentations, David Ellenson will walk us through examples of classical liturgical texts that were produced by great Reform Theologians the of 19th Century - Isaac Meyer Wise, Abraham Geiger and David Einhorn. In so doing, we will gain a much broader picture of the range of historical liturgical solutions to ideological problems. David will highlight how the authors of these prayer books use translation and substitution to “mute problematic passages” or create liturgy which better speaks to respective contemporary concerns.

The program materials include:

  • Several background articles for David’s presentations
  • Selections from several classic siddurim (like Rabbi David Einhorn's 1958 siddur in the photo above) which David will cover on the two call

In addition to David’s presentation, the archive contains the archive of a discussion that was moderated by Rabbis Judith Abrams and Yoel Kahn.

Presentations (90 minutes each)
1. European Roots: The Hamburg Siddurim
2. Hebrew Liturgical Creativity in the United States:
Wise and Einhorn

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(513) 221-1875 ext. 3397 or enemhauser@huc.edu.


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