Avodah: An Anthology of Ancient Poetry for Yom Kippur [Hebrew]

by Michael D. Swartz

Book Overview

Avodah: Ancient Poems for Yom Kippur is the first major translation of one of the most important genres of the lost literature of the ancient synagogue. Known as the Avodah piyyutim, this liturgical poetry was composed by the synagogue poets of fifth- to ninth-century Palestine and sung in the synagogues on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Although it was suppressed by generations of rabbis, its ornamental beauty and deep exploration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Hebrew
• ISBN: 0271058544
• ISBN13: 9780271058542
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"