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An excerpt from R’ Noam Lerman’s thesis about how tkhines challenged gender boundaries: Yiddish Tkhines and Spontaneous prayer: An Unbroken Chain from Spontaneous Prayer / Der Tkhines Proyekt

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For Eastern European Jews, and particularly women, the cemetery was a significant place for prayer and devotional supplication. As Deutch writes, "at important moments, such as before a wedding or during an illness, people would go to the cemetery to consult their dead ancestors for advice, entreat them for positive intervention, or, in the case of a joyous occasion, invite them to participate in a celebration".

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While traditional Hebrew liturgy used scholarly language phrased in the ‘collective we’ [...] Tkhines were written in the first person singular, and often had places for individuals to insert their names and express themselves directly to G-d [...] The Tkhines that were written in books were approached with reverence and respect, yet they could also be viewed as formulas to inspire one’s own personal supplications.

From 'An excerpt from R’ Noam Lerman’s thesis about how tkhines challenged gender boundaries: Yiddish Tkhines and Spontaneous prayer: An Unbroken Chain'; Noam Lerman via Spontaneous Prayer / Der Tkhines Proyekt (My Ko-Fi Here)

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