Jewish woman reading the Tseno Ureno in Vilnius, 1930.
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The name derives from a verse of the Song of Songs that begins Ṣʼenā urʼenā bnoth Ṣiyyon (צְאֶינָה וּרְאֶינָה בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן, "Go forth and see, O ye daughters of Zion", (Song 3:11)). The name indicates that the book was particularly directed at women, who would have been worse versed in Hebrew, although the title page markets it to men and women equally. The title page of the 1622 Hanau edition acknowledged among the book's sources various Talmudic texts and Biblical commentaries, including those of Rashi, Nachmanides, Hezekiah ben Manoah, Abraham Saba, Isaac Karo, and Bahya ben Asher.[1]
Sol Liptzin describes the Tseno Ureno as "a fascinating, didactic book which could win the approbation of the strict moral leaders of Eastern European Jewry, and at the same time accompany women as their favorite literary and devotional text from girlhood to old age. For generations there was hardly a Yiddish home that did not possess a copy."[1]Yisrael Meir Kagan wrote of earlier generations reading the book Tz'enah Ur'enah each Sabbath.[2]
Because of its orientation toward women readers, the book is particularly focused on the biblical matriarchs, the various courtships mentioned in scripture, and the rescue of Moses by Pharaoh's daughter. Although there are vivid depictions of Paradise and Hell, there is an emphasis that righteousness is to be found in serving God willingly and wholeheartedly, rather than out of hope of reward or fear of punishment. Charity and almsgiving are also emphasized.[1]
There have been at least 300 editions of the book, starting in the 1590s.[3] The oldest surviving edition dates to 1622, printed in Hanau. According to this edition, there were three previous editions - one printed in Lublin and two in Kraków - but they were already rare, and no copy of any of them has survived.[4][5][6]
The format and contents of the book varied with the edition. The 1622 edition was published as two volumes, while later editions were mostly singular volumes. Other modifications to later publications included illumination, the addition of Biblical apocryphal texts, and updating the text itself to reflect changes to the language of publication over time.[5]
Parts of the Tseno Ureno were translated into German in 1910 by Bertha Pappenheim as Zennah u-Reenah. Only the first part of her translation of the Women's Bible appeared (Bereschit, corresponding to the Book of Genesis).[7] The translations of the second and third books (Schemot and Wajikra) have apparently been lost.
Morris M. Faierstein published a first critical translation into English in 2017.[8]
The book continues in print today, especially for Hasidic communities.[4]ArtScroll published a two-volume English translation in 1993 (ISBN0899069258), under the title The Weekly Midrash: Tz'enah Ur'enah the Classic Anthology of Torah Lore and Midrashic Commentary.
^ abcdLiptzin, Sol, A History of Yiddish Literature, Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, NY, 1972. ISBN0-8246-0124-6. pp.10-11.
^, , Hafetz Hayyim's 1933 letter (translated by Dr. Yoel Finkelman): In the earlier generations, each family in Israel had a tradition of fathers and mothers to follow the path of Torah and religion and to read the book Tze'ena URe'ena on each holy Shabbat (Hebrew source: בדורות הקודמים היה לכל בית ישראל מסורת אבות ואמהות לילך בדרך התורה והדת ולקרות בספר "צאינה וראינה" בכל שבת קודש).
^Faierstein, Morris (January 2013). "The Se'enah U-Re'enah: A Preliminary Bibliography". Revue des Études Juives.
^ abKatz, Dovid (2007). Words on Fire: The Unfinished Story of Yiddish (2 ed.). New York: Basic Books. p. 95. ISBN978-0-465-03730-8.
^Journal, Muza; Schramm, Netta (5 July 2017). "עדכון חילוני-ציוני לצאינה וראינה: עיון בדרשותיו של דוד כהן A secular Zionist Revision of "Tsene U'r'ene": Reading David Cohen's Homilies". מוזה: כתב עת שפיט לתלמידי מחקר במדעי הרוח.
^Zennah u-Reenah. Frauenbibel. Nach dem Jüdisch-Deutschen bearbeitet von Bertha Pappenheim. Bereschith. Erstes Buch Moses. Jüdischer Frauenbund (League of Jewish Women), Frankfurt. 1930.
^Ze'enah u-Re'enah. A critical translation into English. Part 1. Faierstein, Morris M. Berlin [Germany]. 2017-05-08. ISBN978-3-11-046103-9. OCLC 1055596569.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
External linksedit
Tseno Ureno printed in Sulzbach, 1798
Blitz, Avi. “The Tsene-rene: In Search of a Seventeenth-Century Yiddish Bible in Modern-Day Jerusalem.” In geveb, May 2019.
Further readingedit
Norman C. Gore: Tzeenah u-reenah − a Jewish commentary on the Book of Exodus. Vantage Press, New York 1965
Elisabeth Singer-Brehm: Tsene-rene. In: Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online, 2023.
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The Tz enah Ur enah Biblical Hebrew צ א נ ה ו ר א ינ ה Ṣʼena urʼena Go forth and see also spelt Tsene rene and Tseno Ureno sometimes called the Women s Bible is a Yiddish language prose work whose structure parallels the weekly Torah portions and Haftarahs used in Jewish prayer services The book was written by Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi 1550 1625 of Janow Lubelski near Lublin Poland and mixes Biblical passages with teachings from Judaism s Oral Torah such as the Talmud s Aggadah and Midrash which are sometimes called parables allegories short stories anecdotes legends and admonitions by secular writers 1 Jewish woman reading the Tseno Ureno in Vilnius 1930 This article should specify the language of its non English content using lang transliteration for transliterated languages and IPA for phonetic transcriptions with an appropriate ISO 639 code Wikipedia s multilingual support templates may also be used See why September 2021 The name derives from a verse of the Song of Songs that begins Ṣʼena urʼena bnoth Ṣiyyon צ א ינ ה ו ר א ינ ה ב נו ת צ י ו ן Go forth and see O ye daughters of Zion Song 3 11 The name indicates that the book was particularly directed at women who would have been worse versed in Hebrew although the title page markets it to men and women equally The title page of the 1622 Hanau edition acknowledged among the book s sources various Talmudic texts and Biblical commentaries including those of Rashi Nachmanides Hezekiah ben Manoah Abraham Saba Isaac Karo and Bahya ben Asher 1 Sol Liptzin describes the Tseno Ureno as a fascinating didactic book which could win the approbation of the strict moral leaders of Eastern European Jewry and at the same time accompany women as their favorite literary and devotional text from girlhood to old age For generations there was hardly a Yiddish home that did not possess a copy 1 Yisrael Meir Kagan wrote of earlier generations reading the book Tz enah Ur enah each Sabbath 2 Because of its orientation toward women readers the book is particularly focused on the biblical matriarchs the various courtships mentioned in scripture and the rescue of Moses by Pharaoh s daughter Although there are vivid depictions of Paradise and Hell there is an emphasis that righteousness is to be found in serving God willingly and wholeheartedly rather than out of hope of reward or fear of punishment Charity and almsgiving are also emphasized 1 Contents 1 Editions and translation 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Further readingEditions and translation edit nbsp Title page of an 1853 edition There have been at least 300 editions of the book starting in the 1590s 3 The oldest surviving edition dates to 1622 printed in Hanau According to this edition there were three previous editions one printed in Lublin and two in Krakow but they were already rare and no copy of any of them has survived 4 5 6 The format and contents of the book varied with the edition The 1622 edition was published as two volumes while later editions were mostly singular volumes Other modifications to later publications included illumination the addition of Biblical apocryphal texts and updating the text itself to reflect changes to the language of publication over time 5 Parts of the Tseno Ureno were translated into German in 1910 by Bertha Pappenheim as Zennah u Reenah Only the first part of her translation of the Women s Bible appeared Bereschit corresponding to the Book of Genesis 7 The translations of the second and third books Schemot and Wajikra have apparently been lost Morris M Faierstein published a first critical translation into English in 2017 8 The book continues in print today especially for Hasidic communities 4 ArtScroll published a two volume English translation in 1993 ISBN 0899069258 under the title The Weekly Midrash Tz enah Ur enah the Classic Anthology of Torah Lore and Midrashic Commentary See also editBible translations into German Yiddish Yiddish literatureReferences edit a b c d Liptzin Sol A History of Yiddish Literature Jonathan David Publishers Middle Village NY 1972 ISBN 0 8246 0124 6 pp 10 11 What Do We Know About The Establishment of Beit Ya akov Appendix The Hafetz Hayyim s letters of support Hafetz Hayyim s 1933 letter translated by Dr Yoel Finkelman In the earlier generations each family in Israel had a tradition of fathers and mothers to follow the path of Torah and religion and to read the book Tze ena URe ena on each holy Shabbat Hebrew source בדורות הקודמים היה לכל בית ישראל מסורת אבות ואמהות לילך בדרך התורה והדת ולקרות בספר צאינה וראינה בכל שבת קודש Faierstein Morris January 2013 The Se enah U Re enah A Preliminary Bibliography Revue des Etudes Juives a b Katz Dovid 2007 Words on Fire The Unfinished Story of Yiddish 2 ed New York Basic Books p 95 ISBN 978 0 465 03730 8 a b YIVO Tsene rene Journal Muza Schramm Netta 5 July 2017 עדכון חילוני ציוני לצאינה וראינה עיון בדרשותיו של דוד כהן A secular Zionist Revision of Tsene U r ene Reading David Cohen s Homilies מוזה כתב עת שפיט לתלמידי מחקר במדעי הרוח Zennah u Reenah Frauenbibel Nach dem Judisch Deutschen bearbeitet von Bertha Pappenheim Bereschith Erstes Buch Moses Judischer Frauenbund League of Jewish Women Frankfurt 1930 Ze enah u Re enah A critical translation into English Part 1 Faierstein Morris M Berlin Germany 2017 05 08 ISBN 978 3 11 046103 9 OCLC 1055596569 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link CS1 maint others link External links editTseno Ureno printed in Sulzbach 1798 Blitz Avi The Tsene rene In Search of a Seventeenth Century Yiddish Bible in Modern Day Jerusalem In geveb May 2019 Further reading editNorman C Gore Tzeenah u reenah a Jewish commentary on the Book of Exodus Vantage Press New York 1965 Elisabeth Singer Brehm Tsene rene In Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tz 27enah Ur 27enah amp oldid 1194703812, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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