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Ninety-Two Poems and Hymns of Yehuda Halevi
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Translations of a great poet
  • R. Yahuda Halavi pomes brought me to tears
 Ninety-Two Poems and Hymns of Yehuda Halevi

Manufacturer: State University of New York Press
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ASIN: 0791443906

Book Description

This is the first publication in English of Franz Rosenzweig's 1927 translation of and commentaries on ninety-two poems and hymns of the greatest medieval "singer of Zion," Yehuda Halevi (born circa 1080). Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) is widely recognized as one of the greatest Jewish philosophers of the modern period and his Star of Redemption is considered one of the most important twentieth-century contributions to Jewish--and Christian--theology.

Rosenzweig's original and brilliant commentaries open a window into the final developments of his own thought: his debates with Protestant theology, his reservations regarding modern science and culture, and his progressive appreciation for the wisdom of the Jewish tradition. They are a testament not only to the profound vision of Judaism embedded in the poetry of Yehuda Halevi, but to the ever vibrant and deepening sagacity of Franz Rosenzweig himself.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Translations of a great poet .......2006-10-30

These translations into the English from the German translation of Franz Rosenzweig preserve the fundamental meaning of the poems. Halevi is the greatest figure of medieval Jewish poetry, and one of its greatest thinkers. His poems of longing for Zion(Tsion) are a central part of the Jewish liturgy especially on the day of mourning for the Temple, Tisha B'Av. He is a master of both personal poetry and communal poetry. He is above all a great religious poet who stirs the heart and mind in the deepest way.

5 out of 5 stars R. Yahuda Halavi pomes brought me to tears.......2002-07-13

The Rabbi's words left me in tears. From his sole jerling prayes of peantice to his longing for Jresulm. It dosnt read like a 12 centery work eather- for the most part it's comptly undsatadable.

The only draw back is that seavel of his reluouse pomes are a bit esotric- as would be exaped by a 12 centery Spaish Rabbi, and as far as I can tell this coltaion is a enligh tranlation of a Greaman coppay from the Orailal Hebrew. (I think the oranail was in hebrew). Some of the vearse - line ogantion seems a bit odd;and some pomes are better then others.

But even with this factored in it's a encadable coations from one of Jewdism most skilled poets/rabbi/phlospers. Every bit as relvent now as they were 800 years ago. Very few books out there can tuch your sole like R. Halevi's poetery.Secntly very few are as humaman.

One finle note however- becaful looking for the or any other book by him.Both Yahudau and Halevi are very coman names amongew the Jewish commity- and there's no standerized speeling. (Not in Enlisgh anyway.) The Librayain only found this book after much seacrching and cross reffranceing. To make matters worce one of the founding members of the fraild of Modern Anthopgy caryies the same name.

In addtion some of the publishers footnotes were quite helpful.

Ninety-Two Poems and Hymns of Yehuda Halevi
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    		Ninety-Two Poems and Hymns of Yehuda Halevi
    Franz (Halevi) Rosenzweig
    Manufacturer: State Univ of New York Pres
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000PWCGHS

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