Tal and Geshem - Climate change in Australian Judaism
TítuloTal and Geshem - Climate change in Australian Judaism
Autor
Call numberS994.004924/001
Número del objeto03731cah
Lugar de publicaciónSydney, New South Wales, Australia
EditorialAustralian Jewish Historical Society
Año de publicación
2021
Paginaciónpp581-592
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the Australian Jewish Historical Journal Vol.25 no.4, 2022 pp.5581-592
Descripción
Jewish liturgical usage includes prayers for rain (geshem) and dew (tal). Each of these prayers has a poetic, ceremonial text. In Australia, Rabbi Francis Cohen moved the prayers to acknowledge the seasons, so that geshem was said on Passover, and tal on Shimini Atzeret. This article tells the story