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Beschreibung
"The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul."My People's Prayer Book provides diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today's most respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world. They explore the text from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, medieval, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.

This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today's world, and makes its power accessible to all. The My People's Prayer Book series belongs on the library shelf of every home, every synagogue—every sanctuary of prayer.
Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries, to search for—and find—meaning in the prayer book.
Contributors:
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD • Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler • Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD • Dr. David Ellenson • Marica Falk • Judith Hauptman • Joel M. Hoffman • Rabbi Lawrence Kushner • Rabbi Daniel Landes • Rabbi Nehemia Polen
"The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul."My People's Prayer Book provides diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today's most respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world. They explore the text from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, medieval, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.

This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today's world, and makes its power accessible to all. The My People's Prayer Book series belongs on the library shelf of every home, every synagogue—every sanctuary of prayer.
Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries, to search for—and find—meaning in the prayer book.
Contributors:
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD • Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler • Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD • Dr. David Ellenson • Marica Falk • Judith Hauptman • Joel M. Hoffman • Rabbi Lawrence Kushner • Rabbi Daniel Landes • Rabbi Nehemia Polen
Über den Autor

Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler is the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. He contributed to all volumes of the My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries series, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and to My People's Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries; Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef; All These Vows-Kol Nidre; May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism-Yizkor; and We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet (all Jewish Lights). He is coeditor of The Jewish Annotated New Testament and The Jewish Study Bible, which won the National Jewish Book Award; co-author of The Bible and the Believer; and author of How to Read the Jewish Bible, among other books and articles. He has also been interviewed on National Public Radio's Fresh Air by Terry Gross.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About My People's Prayer Book
Prayer as Petition: The Philosophic Basis for Halakhic Prayer
Daniel Landes
Introduction to the Liturgy: What to Look for in the Service
Lawrence A. Hoffman
How the Amidah Began: A Jewish Detective Story
Lawrence A. Hoffman
The Genizah Fragments: How Our Ancestors Prayed in the Ancient Land of Israel
Joel M. Hoffman
Introduction to the Commentaries: How to Look for Meaning in the Prayers
Lawrence A. Hoffman

The Liturgy
1. Opening Meditation
2. The Amidah
A. Blessings of Praise
1. Avot ("Ancestors")
2. Gvurot (Gods Power)
3. Kdushat Hashem (Sanctification Of Gods Name)
B. Blessings Of Petition
4. Binah (Knowledge)
5. Tshuvah (Repentance)
6. Slichah (Forgiveness)
7. Gulah (Redemption)
8. Rfuah (Healing)
9. Shanim (Years)
10. Kibbutz Galuyot (Gathering The Exiles)
11. Mishpat (Justice)
12. Minim (Heretics)
13. Tsadikim (The Righteous)
14. Yrushalayim (Jerusalem)
15. David (David)
16. Tfillah (Prayer)
C. Blessings Of Thanksgiving
17. Avodah (Sacrificial Service)
18. Hodäah (Grateful Acknowledgment)
19. Birkat Kohanim/Shalom (The Priestly Blessing/Peace)
3. Closing Meditation
4. The Havineinu

About the Commentators
List of Abbreviations
Glossary

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Judentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: My People's Prayer Book
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781683362128
ISBN-10: 1683362128
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Hoffman, Lawrence A.
Hersteller: Jewish Lights
My People's Prayer Book
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Lawrence A. Hoffman
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.1998
Gewicht: 0,463 kg
Artikel-ID: 121073647

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