Liturgy represents one of the most important forms of religious expression in Judaism, in that it gathers together obligatory beliefs of a religion which does not recognize any philosophy of belief. From the outset, the history of the Jewish liturgy was marked by phases of preservation and renewal. The modern Jew…
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Hoffman, Jeffrey, “Liturgy”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0453>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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