Turn to Traditions – Calls for Change: Negotiations over Liturgy in the Synagogues of Finland

Author:

Muir Simo1ORCID,Illman Ruth2ORCID,Tuori Riikka3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London London UK

2. The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi University Turku Finland

3. Department of Culture, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland

Abstract

Abstract This article explores how Jews in Finland relate to the musical traditions of their synagogues and the changes that have occurred in the customs over time and as the result of various cultural and spiritual influences. Based on ethnographic data, it focuses on rituals, liturgy, and music as contexts for negotiating relationships between the institution and the individual, memory practices, and contemporary innovation – being and doing Jewish, to use concepts from the vernacular religion framework. The article outlines the historical development of Minhag Finland, the vernacular liturgical customs. It concludes that the “turn to traditions” should be stated in the plural, as several Jewish customs, cultures, and context are engaged in the negotiations around liturgy. This is not just a way to freeze time and preserve the status quo. Instead, seeking for meaningful models in the past paves the way for change – especially when turning toward a broad range of traditions.

Publisher

Brill

Subject

Religious studies,History

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