LIT 401 The Mahzor
A study of the liturgy for the Festivals and the High Holy Days, both traditional and Reform/contemporary: theology, historical development, rituals, structure, prayer texts, and selected piyyutim (in the Ashkenazi rite, as well as some Sefardi piyyutim that appear in Reform mazorim). We will take note as well of the development, elaboration, and revising/"updating" of the various rituals and ritual structures that pertain to these sacred occasions. Core course for third-year rabbinical students (new subject matter). Fourth- and fifth-year students may take this course as an elective (and should register for it as LIT 501).