Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
European Judaism
Angaben zur Quelle:
52,1 (2019) 135-149
Keywords:
Amidah (Jewish prayer)
;
Reform Judaism Prayers and devotions
Abstract:
Progressive liturgists seek to introduce gender parity into the first paragraph of the Amidah by adding the names of the Matriarchs immediately after those of the Patriarchs. I argue that this misrepresents their marriages and the role played by the concubines. A more balanced understanding is made possible by distancing the names of the Matriarchs from those of their husbands, and inserting them in the form of a brief piyyut, composed of biblical citations, just before the concluding blessing formula. The proposed insertion reflects the agency displayed by the Matriarchs and alludes obliquely to the concubines. Account is taken of the appropriateness of the piyyut for use in traditional settings.
DOI:
10.3167/ej.2019.520115
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