Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda's Book of Prayers for Jewish

Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda's Book of Prayers for Jewish Women

Written in the nineteenth century, rediscovered in the twenty-first, timeless in its wisdom and beauty, Hours of Devotion by Fanny Neuda, (the daughter of a Moravian rabbi), was the first full-length book of Jewish prayers written by a woman for women. In her moving introduction to this volume--the first edition of Neudaâ€™s prayer book to appear in English for more than a century--editor Dinah Berland describes her serendipitous discovery of Hours of Devotion in a Los Angeles used bookstore. She had been estranged from her son for eleven years, and the prayers she found in the book provided immediate comfort, giving her the feeling that someone understood both her pain and her hope. Eventually, these prayers would also lead her back to Jewish study and toward a deeper practice of her Judaism.

Originally published in German, Fanny Neudaâ€™s popular prayer book was reprinted more than two dozen times in German and appeared in Yiddish and English editions between 1855 and 1918. Working with a translator, Berland has carefully brought the prayers into modern English and set them into verse to fully realize their poetry. Many of these eighty-eight prayers, as well as Neudaâ€™s own preface and afterword, appear here in English for the first time, opening a window to a Jewish womanâ€™s life in Central Europe during the Enlightenment. Reading â€œA Daughterâ€™s Prayer for Her Parents,â€ â€œOn the Approach of Childbirth,â€ â€œFor a Mother Whose Child Is Abroad,â€ and the other prayers for both daily and momentous occasions, one cannot help but feel connected to the women whoâ€™ve come before.

For Berland, Hours of Devotion served as a guide and a testament to the mystery and power of prayer. Fanny Neudaâ€™s remarkable spirit and faith in God, displayed throughout these heartfelt prayers, now offer the same hope of guidance to others.

Country	USA
Author	Dinah Berland
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Schocken
EAN	9780805242454
Edition	Reprint
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0805242457
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Schocken
Manufacturer	Schocken
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	336
PublicationDate	2007-08-28
Publisher	Schocken
ReleaseDate	2007-08-28
Studio	Schocken

Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda's Book of Prayers for Jewish Women

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