Language of Faith

by Nahum N. Glatzer

One hundred prayers from Jewish liturgic literature and hymns of all historical periods and backgrounds express joy in the Creation, trust in and praise to the Creator, and thanksgiving and hope for redemption and peace.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish literary scholar, theologian, and editor.

He was the editor of Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, and a consulting editor of Schocken Books, an American publishing house where he was responsible, in part, for the publication of Franz Kafka’s writings in English translation. He also participated in editorial conferences in Germany on critical editions of Kafka's works.

He is known for his Geschichte der talmudischen Zeit (Berlin, Schocken-Verlag, 1937; 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn, Neukirchener Verlag, 1981); for seminal anthologies of Jewish sources in English translation; for his study of The Loves of Franz Kafka (New York, Schocken Books, 1986; published in a German translation by Otto Bayer as Frauen in Kafkas Leben (Zurich, Diogenes, 1987)); and for his influential biography of Franz Rosenzweig, Franz Rosenzweig: His Life and Thought (New York: Schocken Books, 1953).