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251 West 100th Street
New York, NY 10025 United States
212-865-0600 anschechesed.org

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September 2024

Sat, September 7, 2024
12:45 PM
Multipurpose Room

Jewish Daughters Poured Out Their Hearts Yiddish Women’s Prayers for Elul

Ashkenazi women traditionally had limited knowledge of Hebrew and were excluded from formal communal prayer and study. Still, they developed a rich array of texts and customs rooted in their vernacular: Yiddish. Please join us to study women's tkhines, "supplicatory prayers," particularly those for the month of Elul including the practice of measuring graves with wicks to make candles for Yom Kippur Eve. Taught by AC member Prof. Cecile Kuznitz, Bard College. Please enjoy communal Kiddush food, then join us in the Multipurpose…

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