Abstract
In this issue we engage two subjects which, though they are arguably at the heart of anything that might be called "textual reasoning," have not as of yet been explored in the journal. The two subjects are Zionism and liturgy, or more specifically, feminist liturgy. The dialogue that is the first article in this issue emerges from an on-line discussion from this past summer. It has been edited for linear coherence, but hopefully not at the expense of the passion of the original (though some of the fire was doused). Elon Sunshine did a wonderful job editing the dialogue—not even being deterred by the birth of his daughter Ariel Yonah.
This is followed by a panel on Marcia Falk's Book of Blessings. Falk's revisioning of liturgy is cause for reflection on another aspect of textual reasoning: reasoning through and around the creation of new texts.
Ben Sommer's engagement with Herb Levine's book on Psalms rounds out the issue with a reflection on the possibilities and pitfalls of new types of interpretations of old texts.
Recommended Citation
"Old Series: Volume 6, Number 3 (December 1997)." Journal of Textual Reasoning Old Series: Vol. 6 (1997): 92-159. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/jtr/vol0/iss6/3