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Gnizah Service

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Sacred Jewish texts deserve a final resting place as dignified as the people who studied them - yet many congregations lack formal rituals for this profound act of burial. A comprehensive new liturgical service for Temple Emanu-El in Providence, Rhode Island fills this gap by weaving together traditional Jewish sources, historical narratives, and congregational participation to honor worn religious books in their g'nizah (burial site). Drawing upon Psalm 1, Talmudic wisdom, medieval Jewish chronicles, and Hasidic tales, the service illuminates the deep bonds between Jews and their sacred literature through responsive readings, Hebrew songs, and targeted prayers. These elements trace the parallel journeys of Jewish texts and Jewish communities through exile, persecution, and survival - from ancient times through the Holocaust. The service demonstrates how innovative liturgy can transmit cultural memory and religious values to modern congregations while teaching them about g'nizah's traditional role. By connecting contemporary Jews to this ancestral practice, the ritual reinforces the continuing centrality of textual study and reverence in Jewish religious life.

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    Published 1980

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    Caroll Ingall