"We Shall Glorify You, Our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals

Avi Shmidman; Uri Ehrlich

doi:10.1515/9783110630282-020

"We Shall Glorify You, Our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals

Avi Shmidman, Uri Ehrlich

Department of Jewish Thought

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The second benediction of the Jewish grace after meals is dedicated to thanksgiving. In a small portion of Cairo Genizah transcriptions of this benediction, we find a poetic interpolation containing a series of synonymous phrases expressing intent to praise and exalt God. In this paper, we consider the unique nature of this poetic passage, the theological motivation which may be reflected by it, and the parallel liturgical passages which may have influenced its formulation. In an appendix to the paper, we present a full synoptic edition of all Cairo Genizah transcriptions of the passage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	On Wings of Prayer
Subtitle of host publication	Sources of Jewish Worship. Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday
Editors	Nuria Calduch-Benages, Michael W. Duggan, Dalia Marx
Place of Publication	Berlin/Boston
Publisher	de Gruyter
Pages	317-335
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783110630282, 9783110630725
ISBN (Print)	9783110629958
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110630282-020
State	Published - 2019

Publication series

Name	Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies
Publisher	De Gruyter
Volume	44
ISSN (Print)	1865-1666

Keywords

Cairo Genizah ; Judaism -- Liturgy -- History and criticism ; Birkat ha-mazon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc ; Prayer -- Judaism ; Berakhot -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

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General Arts and Humanities

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Shmidman, A., & Ehrlich, U. (2019). "We Shall Glorify You, Our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals. In N. Calduch-Benages, M. W. Duggan, & D. Marx (Eds.), On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship. Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday (pp. 317-335). (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies; Vol. 44). de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110630282-020

Shmidman, Avi ; Ehrlich, Uri. / "We Shall Glorify You, Our King" : A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals. On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship. Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday. editor / Nuria Calduch-Benages ; Michael W. Duggan ; Dalia Marx. Berlin/Boston : de Gruyter, 2019. pp. 317-335 (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies).

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Shmidman, A & Ehrlich, U 2019, "We Shall Glorify You, Our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals. in N Calduch-Benages, M W. Duggan & D Marx (eds), On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship. Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday. Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, vol. 44, de Gruyter, Berlin/Boston, pp. 317-335. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110630282-020

"We Shall Glorify You, Our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals. / Shmidman, Avi; Ehrlich, Uri.
On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship. Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday. ed. / Nuria Calduch-Benages; Michael W. Duggan; Dalia Marx. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, 2019. p. 317-335 (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies; Vol. 44).

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Shmidman A, Ehrlich U. "We Shall Glorify You, Our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace After Meals. In Calduch-Benages N, W. Duggan M, Marx D, editors, On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship. Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter. 2019. p. 317-335. (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies). doi: 10.1515/9783110630282-020

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