This document provides a summary of a Messianic Jewish version of Maimonides' "Thirteen Principles or Articles of Faith" written in Hebrew by Joseph Immanuel Landsman around 1913. It includes the original Hebrew text of Landsman's version along with an English translation from 1914 and a Yiddish translation at the bottom of each page. The document discusses how this Messianic Jewish liturgy was an imitation of Maimonides' original principles but is now uncommon among Messianic Jews who typically prefer traditional Jewish prayer books.
This document provides a summary of a Messianic Jewish version of Maimonides' "Thirteen Principles or Articles of Faith" written in Hebrew by Joseph Immanuel Landsman around 1913. It includes the original Hebrew text of Landsman's version along with an English translation from 1914 and a Yiddish translation at the bottom of each page. The document discusses how this Messianic Jewish liturgy was an imitation of Maimonides' original principles but is now uncommon among Messianic Jews who typically prefer traditional Jewish prayer books.
This document provides a summary of a Messianic Jewish version of Maimonides' "Thirteen Principles or Articles of Faith" written in Hebrew by Joseph Immanuel Landsman around 1913. It includes the original Hebrew text of Landsman's version along with an English translation from 1914 and a Yiddish translation at the bottom of each page. The document discusses how this Messianic Jewish liturgy was an imitation of Maimonides' original principles but is now uncommon among Messianic Jews who typically prefer traditional Jewish prayer books.
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Messianic Jewish version of Maimonides "Thirteen Principles or Articles of Faith" in Hebrew
Around 1913, Joseph Immanuel Landsman wrote a Hebrew Messianic Jewish version of the Maimonides "Thirteen Principles or Articles of Faith," that is now standard in the siddur (Jewish prayer-book). 1 Its Hebrew title is Ikarei Emunatenu Hakedosha (Hebrew for "The Principles of Our Holy Faith"). The Landsman piece is a pastiche or parody (depending how you look at it; imitation is the best form of flattery as they say) of the Rambam's original.
It is virtually unknown to modern Messianic Jews. The version in the pdf file includes a nearly century-old English translation by David Baron from The Scattered Nation (1914) and the Hebrew original of Landsman's "Thirteen Principles" with a Yiddish translation at the bottom of each page. At the end, it includes a transcription I made of the Hebrew part only to print out a legible copy.
Such liturgy today among Messianic Jews is uncommon. Most Messianic Jews today for various reasons prefer to employ the simplified versions of the traditional siddur.
Jorge
1 Maimonides is is also known as the Rambam, which is an acronym for Rabbi Moshe Ben-Maimon. He lived in the 12th Century and is among the most important Sephardic rabbis who has lived due to his literary works: specifically his philosophical and legal writings. ! " # $ % & ' () " *+ )(,- . /+ 012 $ 3 4 / ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c n \n n n' _ : c . n' _ n n n n n c:c n : . \z o b c : o : n: on : c : o : o : : :n : n : . :: b b : c : \ : : : :o n : . :n : :o: c :on : (\n n: :o . \: : \n on o b :\y : . b : : : 7 15 : ; :: 16 b: ; :n 8 n ; :nn ; ::: 6 :p ; : 6 oc ; : 6 b: ; : 36 pb ; :n 28 34 : ; :: 23 n ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c o n' _ n c ( z n \b c : :n ny c : : o n b n o o v n: n c n : o n n : o b c z c : z n b _ n: o o : n c b z n : o c n n : : : 21 24 b: ; :n 1 : npy ; 27 : ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c c b z c:c :: :\ . z n n:n n : : n : o b c z c . c o p n \n o n' _ n : \: : c : . c o n o n n n :: n\n : : c : n : o c\ pn : c :: : c b : : n o c b :: :: n c:c b o b c n n : o n n : . v\: : b c pn . :\: o b b n b : c n . y : b n z : . c b : n b o n' _ n : z c p n n :n : n: . n o : n : :o n :: b o o : n: . s : n n o b c z c . c \n \b cn \:\v n : : n : o n . ( : n n n z n cy o : oo c : z : c . c : n b : o n :\ : n b o o n n : c : c n : b . c n n b n n : v n . p v n c z o c c n : :n : : : b :: c c s b o b :: n\:: c b o:b :: b\: c : : c \n n n: s : :: : : : c o \n z : n o n' _ n b o\ n: c : c n \n\b \n :n p: o p n \n b o n b n :n n c\ : : \: b o b\ b z . o c b: n n : c \n o z . o n : \n o : b bn . n c n : o n n: o o ::p n : . o s c : : o nn n : o n b n . :n : ( : b : c n z np c o :\y : \n:o : b :: p . b : ::o nb 13 17 :: ; 17 :: ; 5 :n op:: ; 10 11 : ; :: 13 :c ; :n 5 11 : nb ; 18 23 b: ; : 3 :: nb ; 13 17 nb ; : c 38 ny ; :: 14 15 :n ; 17 18 ; :n 2 3 oc ; :: 18 yc ; :o nb ;:: 28 ::o ; 26 27 nb ; :n c 22 36 :: ; 12 26 : ; 8 12 :n ; 30 31 b: ; : 34 nb ; : c 9 11 bo ; : n 1 op:: ; : 33 34 ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c n c b n c c\c :: :\ :n o : v o n' _ n o : _ c : n . n: \\n o o : v : \n:b v c . \b p n : o : . n :n : o n' _ \n b o n : : \z o\c : o \: b n:n : __ n o ::: :: : o n\ v n b o n n c n : : n n \n n : _ :: n n o b c z c : :n ( n n b _ n : o n : . : n c n n: n : z : c \ : : nb 26 30 ::p ; : 8 ny ; : 1 4 :p ; : 23 24 ::p ; :n 3 9 : ; : 1 14 n ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c o :: : n :\c n b _ c n o n' _ n c:c n c b n :n : c : ( n : c c\n :: \b cn : o b : no : oq : :: n\n : b :y c c: \n . : : : o n' _ n \b cn . o o c : n c:c c : c c\b :: . n n : n n:c n : c : n : o: o o n . b b n: o : o c z c:c c b n n b _ z n : n: o b n : nb :: c 25 26 :: ; 26 b: ; : 1 nb ; :n c 31 :: ; 19 20 :o ; 37 39 : ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c : c c s n v c o n' _ n n v _ : n \n c : o p b : b :: n\n c b z c:c . ( : b : c \n c n : . c b : o c c c z n n n c:c n o \: : . n p : o n\ o n' : \n c:c : : c b z . c b : : b n n n c n \n n : o c o o : o \: b o \: n (\n : n:o : b o b c n . : : c : o y c : n c:c n o b :\y . n n : n \n ( : b : : c n: o : nb :n c 23 :: ; 17 18 :: ; 51 52 b: ; : 11 32 yc ; : 1 10 : ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c c b n c : c \n n : v . \n p n z \c c :n n s o : : c no o :\y n: o . : o z n \nn n: v b n n\p n : . \p b n n n n o :n n o \: n : . o n : n v n b : n . n v : o n : cn o n' : . n : o : c nn o : c . c c : o\: c o n : z : : \y :n : : : : . n c : : \n n . o : : : n n p : . o o : o n b n c b z c:c : oc :n 14 22 o:: ; :: 26 29 ::p ; :: 10 11 ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c c b n c q\o n \n n :n n p v : b b n: o : \z . n ::b _ z c : c b n p v o n : c : o n' _ n . : n z c b n \n . o c c b b n \n n : p v : : o : c: c z: o : b: : 4 :: ; 21 30 : ; 5 :n ; 1 o:: ; :n 15 16 :: ; 10 11 ny ; :: 19 o ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c c b z c c:c : n : bn n c n : : n : c n o o n z n n c n n ::b _ n : n : c s n n n n z . o n n n n n : n \n o n n : o n n \n n n : o n b: p : n b n : b: :n c c b z n z n c :n . n : o c c b : o n\o : o:: :n 5 :: ; 15 bo ; : 5 b ; :: 8 10 :p ; :n n 17 oc ; :n 10 . : b b n ::b _ z n b : c : n c p n o : p s n . c o c o : b b nn v : : . c p ( : o n\ : n b _ n n : o : : : 16 17 , 26 ::o ; 7 14 ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c o n' _ n c z : :: n\n z o n : n . n n: o b n z :: : \: n z c:c c b n . :: : :: : n o n' _ o : ny : 1 : ; :: 63 , 68 :: ; 16 18 :n ; 44 50 n ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c n n o c c p n o v b : n n n c :: n :n n o : n: n c p n . o :o :: :: b o n : n c:c : : c n ::b _ n c b z c:c :: o n :: : : c b z p v . c b : n n : o b b n o : o:b: n c c b: o : n\o : bo :: n 15 17 ny ; : 11 13 : ( : b b n ::b _ z n b : c n o : o z n n c\ p n : : o: n c o c\ p n . n :: z n \o : c o : c n o n : n : c:c : c b n :n n n n : s : n \b : n : n o n n n : o : o o n : n o b : n n : o n b n :: o :\y z n . b : oc :n 19 22 b: ; :n 4 5 :p ; :n 12 13 ::p ; : 18 :p ; :p ;n: : n 1 oc ; : 1 :c ; : 1 oc ; : 5 nb ; :n c 38 oc ; : 7 8 ; ::p : 14 : ; : 8 :p ; 15 : ; :n 24 29 :: ; 32 55 :: \ n b _ . :: p : : o\ b b . :: : p n b _ n ::b _ . : c :: : \: : (: z n b _ n' _ n n c b n : b :\y :: o b :\y . b :