Goldschmidt-Fraenkel Machzor
Goldschmidt-Fraenkel Machzor, formally known as Machzor According to the Customs of the Ashkenazim in All Their Branches: Including the Western Ashkenazic Rite, Polish Rite and former French Rite is a critical edition of the
Editing and publishing
Goldschmidt published the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur volumes in 1970 under the title "Machzor for the High Holidays". He passed away in 1972,
Content and importance of the Machzor
In addition to the piyyutim, the machzor also includes the standard prayers, without a full critical edition or commentary (although sometimes includes variant texts). This is so that it should not be just an academic book but can also be used by the public for prayer.[3]
The machzorim are considered in piyyut research to be the most important critical edition of the Ashkenazic machzor. Part of the importance stems from the fact that before the publication of the machzor, most French piyyutim were unpublished and unknown to many, because the French rite was never printed as an independent siddur or machzor.
Continuation of the project
As a continuation of the holiday machzor project, Fraenkel began working on a machzor for the Sabbaths of circumcision and marriage, but passed away in 2012 before completing the work. The family turned to Dr. Gabriel Wasserman to finish the work on the machzor for the Sabbaths of circumcision and marriage,[4] and it is expected to be published soon.
External links
- Rosh Hashanah Machzor on Hebrewbooks
- Yom Kippur Machzor on Hebrewbooks
- Sukkot Machzor on Hebrewbooks
- Passover Machzor on Otzar ha-chochmah (by subscription only)
- Shavuot Machzor on Otzar ha-chochmah (by subscription only)
References
- ^ Avraham Meir Habermann, "The Researcher A. Daniel Goldschmidt," Masekhet Sofrim VeSifrut, Jerusalem: Reuven Mass Publishers, 1977, pages 83-88; Naphtali Ben-Menachem, "Dr. Daniel Goldschmidt, of Blessed Memory," Ture Yeshurun 36, 1973, page 19.
- ^ Naphtali Ben-Menachem, "Dr. Daniel Goldschmidt, of Blessed Memory," Ture Yeshurun 36, 1973, page 19.
- ^ Introduction to the Rosh Hashanah Machzor.
- ^ Gabriel Wasserman is Awarded a Prestigious Fellowship, YUNews, February 5, 2018.