Blessings and Thanksgivings:The Jewish Prayer Book and its Early Appearance in the Northern Netherlands

SUMMARY Is it possible to identify the origin of the early modern printed Jewish prayer books from the Northern Netherlands? These editions are discussed in with their historical, cultural and literary context and special attention is given to the question whether the growth of a specific Dutch-Jewish liturgical tradition can be discerned. The research rom the period 1584-1700. The former is the year in which the first Jewish prayer book, containing obligatory prayers, was printed, even before Jewish settlement in this country had started. The year 1700 may be arbitrary, but is chosen as at th... Mehr ...