Liturgy

Faculty

Professors
Alan Mintz, Jewish Literature
Raymond Scheindlin, Jewish Literature
Burton L. Visotzky, Talmud and Midrash, Program Adviser

Associate Professors
Eliezer Diamond, Talmud and Rabbinics
Robert A. Harris, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, Program Adviser
Boaz Tarsi, Jewish Music and Hazzanut (on leave, spring 2011)

Adjunct Professors
Reuven Kimelman
Tzvee Zahavy

Program

The program in Jewish liturgy is interdepartmental, designed to introduce students to the development, genres, and themes of Jewish liturgical expression from ancient times to the present. With the oversight of their advisers, students choose courses from the liturgy offerings, as well as relevant courses from the departments of Bible, History, Talmud and Rabbinics, and Jewish Thought in order to give them the broadest understanding of the historical development, content, and context of Jewish liturgy and ritual.

Furthermore, students are encouraged to choose appropriate courses from neighboring institutions offered through the consortium. The program affords students the freedom to choose courses so that their interests can be fully developed.

Liturgy from Academic Bulletin.

Degrees

Fall 2010–Spring 2011 Courses

Semester Course Number Course Title
Fall LTG 5333: Liturgy of Sabbath and the Three Festivals
Fall LTG 5825: Biblical Texts Used in the Liturgy
Fall LTG 6111: High Holidays Basic Nusah and Torah Trop
Spring LTG 5031: Introduction to Liturgy: The Weekday Prayerbook
Spring LTG 5055 D: Teaching Prayer
Spring LTG 5175: Liturgy of the Days of Awe