How pandemics in Jewish history shaped mourners' Kaddish

The original practice in Ashkenazi communities was that each mourners’ Kaddish in the prayer service is recited by one person only.

TITLE PAGE of the Posen ‘Pinkas’ that includes Rabbi Akiva Eger’s Kaddish enactment.

TITLE PAGE of the Posen ‘Pinkas’ that includes Rabbi Akiva Eger’s Kaddish enactment.

(photo credit: NATIONAL LIBRARY COLLECTION)

ByLEVI COOPER

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 17:38

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