The Strange Case of December 4th
As we are nearing an important bi-annual change in Jewish liturgy, it might be worthwhile to (re)read the following two articles: Arnold and Daniel Lasker, “The Strange Case of December 4,” in Conservative Judaism, Fall 1985 (Vol. 38 No. 1). (here); and “VeTen Tal U-Matar: What is So Holy about the 4th (or 5th or 6th) of December? Some Insights into the Interplay between the Calendar and the Liturgy,” Dr. Moshe Sokolow. (here)
Update: Thanks to Adderabbi for linking in the comments to his summary of the issue.
December 1st, 2011 at 4:54 am
I wrote a piece 5 years ago summarizing the discussions, for a now defunct blog. Here’s the “mirror” http://mavenyavinarchive.blogspot.com/2006/12/rabbeinu-gregorys-shittah-on-praying.html
Maybe it’s time to re-edit and re-post.
December 1st, 2011 at 5:00 am
Wait – already did that! http://adderabbi.blogspot.com/2007/04/rabbeinu-gregorys-shittah-on-praying.html
December 1st, 2011 at 6:44 am
I also already posted on it, but the Lasker article wasn’t on line until last week.