Reviews
"This gem of a book deals with a 'forgotten' volume of tkhines from the 17th century . . . . A work of impeccable scholarship, it is even accessible to those with little knowledge in this area . . . . This book is a major contribution to the literature."- Jewish Book World, "Kay's reclamation of this nearly lost tradition in Jewish writing and practice is a great accomplishment . . . Highly recommended."- Library Journal, "Kay has done us a great service in providing these translations together with her suggestive analysis of the texts and their contexts."- JOFA Journal, "Kay''s reclamation of this nearly lost tradition in Jewish writing and practice is a great accomplishment . . . Highly recommended."- Library Journal, "Devra Kay is brilliant! . . . This book not only fills a white space in Jewish women''s liturgical history, it is a gift to all Jewish women and men who want to come closer to the religious life of their forbears, and thus, to their own."-Blu Greenberg, co-founder and first president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, ""Devra Kay is brilliant! . . . This book not only fills a white space in Jewish women's liturgical history, it is a gift to all Jewish women and men who want to come closer to the religious life of their forbears, and thus, to their own.""--Blu Greenberg, co-founder and first president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance ""Kay's reclamation of this nearly lost tradition in Jewish writing and practice is a great accomplishment . . . Highly recommended.""-- Library Journal ""This gem of a book deals with a 'forgotten' volume of tkhines from the 17th century . . . . A work of impeccable scholarship, it is even accessible to those with little knowledge in this area . . . . This book is a major contribution to the literature.""-- Jewish Book World ""A fascinating examination of the work . . . . Devra Kay weaves a marvelous picture of the economic, religious, and social background of the [Seyder Tkhines].""-- Jewish Chronicle , London ""Kay has done us a great service in providing these translations together with her suggestive analysis of the texts and their contexts.""-- JOFA Journal, "A fascinating examination of the work . . . . Devra Kay weaves a marvelous picture of the economic, religious, and social background of the [Seyder Tkhines."- Jewish Chronicle , London, "A fascinating examination of the work . . . . Devra Kay weaves a marvelous picture of the economic, religious, and social background of the [Seyder Tkhines]."- Jewish Chronicle , London, "Devra Kay is brilliant! . . . This book not only fills a white space in Jewish women's liturgical history, it is a gift to all Jewish women and men who want to come closer to the religious life of their forbears, and thus, to their own."-Blu Greenberg, co-founder and first president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, "This gem of a book deals with a ''forgotten'' volume of tkhines from the 17th century . . . . A work of impeccable scholarship, it is even accessible to those with little knowledge in this area . . . . This book is a major contribution to the literature."- Jewish Book World