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Selected Works of Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
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The “Alenu” Prayer: A Protest or Acclamation
44th International Conference on Medieval Studies (2009)
  • Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D., Seton Hall University
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Abstract
This paper examines the tradition of the synagogal Hebrew prayer of the "Alenu" and was presented at the 44th International Conference on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University on May 8, 2009.
Keywords
  • Alenu,
  • Prayer,
  • Protest,
  • Acclamation,
  • Qaddish,
  • Canon,
  • Torah,
  • Pharisees,
  • Hillel,
  • Shammai,
  • Yochanan ben Zakkai,
  • Jamnia,
  • Rabbi Yehuda,
  • Didaskalia,
  • Talmud Kethubot,
  • Gemmatria,
  • Jesus,
  • Yesu`a,
  • Deutero-Isaiah 45,
  • Exod 15,
  • Exodus 15,
  • Ex 15,
  • Sitz im Leben,
  • Hamelekch Haqadosh,
  • Holy King,
  • Zachariah,
  • Enuma Elish,
  • Tefillah
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Publication Date
May 8, 2009
Citation Information
Asher Finkel, "The “Alenu” Prayer: A Protest or Acclamation." Paper presented at the 44th International Conference on Medieval Studies. Western Michigan University: Kalamazoo, MI, May 8, 2009. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/asher_finkel/20.
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