Annette M. Böckler
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Annette Mirjam Böckler is currently librarian at the Leo Baeck College
London and a writer and translator in the Jewish subject area. She is the translator of Seder haTefillot, the first liberal Jewish prayerbook after the Shoah in Germany, and the translator and editor of the German edition of the "Plaut".
She originally studied Protestant Theology, Bible, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Tuebingen, Bern, Bonn and Cologne and concluded her studies in 1993 with the first ecclesiastical exam, after which she was admitted as vicar in training on the churches´preparatory employment scheme. In March 1995 she passed the second ecclesiastical exam of the Protestant Church of the Rhineland. In 1996 she was admitted to the church's auxiliary service as pastor. On 2 February 1997 she was ordained as a priest of the Protestant Church of the Rhineland in the community of Unterbarmen-Mitte (Wuppertal, Germany). Until September 1998 she worked primarily at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal. On 1 October 1998 she was discharged from ecclesiastical service (last position "pastor on probational service"). In February 2000 she did a doctorate in the field of Old Testament
on "God as father" (Guetersloh, 2nd edition, 2002). Shortly after that she converted to Judaism.
From 2000 until 2002 she headed the Berlin branch of the Juedische Verlagsanstalt Berlin, from 2003 until 2004 she was a member of the teaching staff at the Abraham Geiger Kolleg rabbinical seminary in Potsdam. In 2004 she took up a post as research associate for Bible and Jewish exegesis at the Hochschule fuer Juedische Studien in Heidelberg which she held until 2007. Her fields of research are literary analysis of Bible texts and the reception of the Bible in Jewish liturgy.
She translated the Jewish liberal prayerbook "Seder haTefillot" (Guetersloh, 1997). She also translated and edited Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut's Torah
commentary (Guetersloh 1999-2004). She is editor of the annual German Jewish calendar "Durch das juedische Jahr", published by the Juedische Verlagsansstalt Berlin since 2001.
Leo Baeck College
Leo Baeck College is a rabbinical college and centre for Jewish education located in north London. As well as being the smallest academic college in England, it is also the largest Jewish Progressive University and Rabbinic College in Europe....
London and a writer and translator in the Jewish subject area. She is the translator of Seder haTefillot, the first liberal Jewish prayerbook after the Shoah in Germany, and the translator and editor of the German edition of the "Plaut".
She originally studied Protestant Theology, Bible, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Tuebingen, Bern, Bonn and Cologne and concluded her studies in 1993 with the first ecclesiastical exam, after which she was admitted as vicar in training on the churches´preparatory employment scheme. In March 1995 she passed the second ecclesiastical exam of the Protestant Church of the Rhineland. In 1996 she was admitted to the church's auxiliary service as pastor. On 2 February 1997 she was ordained as a priest of the Protestant Church of the Rhineland in the community of Unterbarmen-Mitte (Wuppertal, Germany). Until September 1998 she worked primarily at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal. On 1 October 1998 she was discharged from ecclesiastical service (last position "pastor on probational service"). In February 2000 she did a doctorate in the field of Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
on "God as father" (Guetersloh, 2nd edition, 2002). Shortly after that she converted to Judaism.
From 2000 until 2002 she headed the Berlin branch of the Juedische Verlagsanstalt Berlin, from 2003 until 2004 she was a member of the teaching staff at the Abraham Geiger Kolleg rabbinical seminary in Potsdam. In 2004 she took up a post as research associate for Bible and Jewish exegesis at the Hochschule fuer Juedische Studien in Heidelberg which she held until 2007. Her fields of research are literary analysis of Bible texts and the reception of the Bible in Jewish liturgy.
She translated the Jewish liberal prayerbook "Seder haTefillot" (Guetersloh, 1997). She also translated and edited Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut's Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
commentary (Guetersloh 1999-2004). She is editor of the annual German Jewish calendar "Durch das juedische Jahr", published by the Juedische Verlagsansstalt Berlin since 2001.
Selected bibliography
- Die Weisheit des Judentums. Gedanken für jeden Tag des Jahres (The Wisdom of the Jews. Thoughts for Each Day of the Year), by Walter HomolkaWalter HomolkaProf. Walter Homolka is a German rabbi.He studied in Munich, London, Lampeter and Leipzig and has a PhD from King's College London...
and Annette Böckler, Gütersloh 1999, ISBN 3579022326 - Jüdischer Gottesdienst: Wesen und Struktur (Jewish Worship Service: Nature and Structure), Berlin: Jüdische Verlagsanstalt, 2000, ISBN 3934658199.
- Sprüche der Väter; Pirke Awot (Sayings of the Fathers; Pirkei AvothPirkei AvothPirkei Avot , which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers is a compilation of the ethical teachings and maxims of the Rabbis of the Mishnaic period. Because of its contents, it is also called Ethics of the Fathers. The teachings of Pirkei Avot appear in the Mishnaic tractate of Avot,...
), with Gunther Plaut, Jüdische Verlagsanstalt Berlin, 2001, ISBN 3934658121. - Durch das jüdische Jahr (The Jewish Year), calendar/day planner, published annually since 2001. 5765Hebrew calendarThe Hebrew calendar , or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portions, yahrzeits , and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses...
(2004–2005) edition ISBN 3934658482. - Gott als Vater im Alten Testament: Traditionsgeschichtliche Untersuchungen zur Entstehung und Entwicklung eines Gottesbildes, (God as Father in the Old Testament) Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus 2. 2002 (472 Seiten), ISBN 357902664X.
- Birkat ha-Mason; Tischdank (Birkat HamazonBirkat HamazonBirkat Hamazon or Birkath Hammazon, , known in English as the Grace After Meals, , is a set of Hebrew blessings that Jewish Law prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt...
; Grace After Meals), with Walter Homolka, Jüdische Verlagsanstalt Berlin, 2002, ISBN 3934658423 - Die Tora: Die fünf Bücher Moses nach der Übersetzung von Moses Mendelssohn. Mit den Prophetenlesungen im Anhang. (The Torah: The Five Books of Moses in the Translation of Moses Mendelsohn) edited and revised by Annette M. Böckler, 3. Aufl. Berlin: Jüdische Verlagsanstalt 2004, ISBN 3934658105.