Ninety-Two Poems and Hymns of Yehuda Halevi

by Judah; Cohen, Richard A.; Kovach, Thomas A.; Jospe, Eva; Schmidt, Gilya Gerda; Rosenzweig, Franz

• ISBN13: 9780791443897
• ISBN10: 0791443892
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

This is the first publication in English of Franz Rosenzweig's 1927 translation of and commentaries on ninety-two poems and hymns of the greatest medieval "singer of Zion", Yehuda Halevi (born circa 1080). Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) is widely recognized as one of the greatest Jewish philosophers of the modern period and his Star of Redemption is considered one of the most important twentieth-century contributions to Jewish -- and Christian -- theology.

Rosenzweig's original and brilliant commentaries open a window into the final developments of his own thought: his debates with Protestant theology, his reservations regarding modern science and culture, and his progressive appreciation for the wisdom of the Jewish tradition. They are a testament not only to the profound vision of Judaism embedded in the poetry of Yehuda Halevi, but to the ever vibrant and deepening sagacity of Franz Rosenzweig himself.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	ix
Introduction: Rosenzweig's Rebbe Halevi: From the Academy to the Yeshiva	xi
Richard A. Cohen
Poetry Translator's Note	xxxiii
Gilya Gerda Schmidt
Commentary Translator's Note	xxxix
Eva Jospe
Preface	xliii
Franz Rosenzweig
GOD
Praised!	2	(8)
The All-Powerful One	10	(1)
Longing	10	(2)
At Night	12	(2)
Event	14	(2)
Excursus: Day of Revelation***	16	(2)
All My Bones	18	(2)
The Incomparable One	20	(2)
None But You	22	(2)
The Lovers*	24	(2)
Judgment Day	26	(2)
Homecoming*	28	(6)
Hear*	34	(2)
The True One	36	(2)
Your God*	38	(4)
His Peace	42	(2)
The All	44	(8)
The Remote-and-Near-One	52	(6)
The Name*	58	(4)
Hallowed	62	(4)
Your Dwellings*	66	(2)
The God of the Spirits*	68	(2)
Holy*	70	(6)
The Helper	76	(6)
SOUL
Here I Am	82	(2)
Soul	84	(2)
Soul in Exile	86	(2)
With You	88	(2)
Prayer	90	(8)
Human Weakness*	98	(4)
Return	102	(4)
The Reward	106	(8)
This Soul Here	114	(2)
Delusion and Truth*	116	(2)
The World as Woman*	118	(4)
Wise Teachings	122	(2)
Servants*	124	(2)
World	126	(2)
The Sick Physician	128	(2)
To the Sabbath	130	(4)
Free*	134	(2)
Sabbath Morning*	136	(2)
Life*	138	(4)
The Day	142	(2)
Turn Back! Turn Back!	144	(2)
The Ascent*	146	(2)
Breath of All Life	148	(4)
PEOPLE
In Eternity	152	(2)
God Speaks	154	(2)
Festival of Lights	156	(2)
Morning Service	158	(1)
Light	158	(2)
Conquered Darkness	160	(2)
The Day at the Sea of Reeds*	162	(2)
My King*	164	(4)
Out of My Straits	168	(2)
To the Redeemer*	170	(4)
Excursus: A Linguistic Stunt***	174	(4)
Upward Gaze*	178	(2)
Maiden Israel's Sabbath*	180	(6)
Home	186	(2)
Elijah's Miracles*	188	(2)
The Jew	190	(2)
The Promise*	192	(4)
Loving One's Enemies	196	(2)
Miracle of Love	198	(2)
Irate Love	200	(2)
Dream Vision*	202	(2)
Faithfulness	204	(4)
Consoling Love	208	(2)
Finding Each Other Again	210	(4)
ZION
Up	214	(2)
Glad Tidings	216	(4)
Calculating Salvation*	220	(2)
In the Sanctuary	222	(4)
Carpets of Solomon	226	(2)
Nocturnal Tear	228	(4)
The City on High	232	(2)
Between East and West	234	(2)
Reply	236	(4)
The Pilgrim	240	(2)
All of This Means Little*	242	(2)
A Compelling Force	244	(2)
Supplication	246	(1)
The Flood	246	(2)
Excursus: Storm**	248	(10)
Spoken to the Heart*	258	(1)
Calm after the Storm (Fragment)	258	(2)
To the West Wind*	260	(2)
In the Harbor*	262	(2)
On Egyptian Soil*	264	(1)
The River (1924 title: ``Up the Nile'')	264	(2)
Hither...*	266	(2)
Presentiment*	268	(4)
To Zion [also known as ``Zionide'']	272	(5)
Selected Bibliography	277	(2)
Index of Introductions and Commentaries	279