"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.
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 d104s, 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 Jud.
Marc Zvi Brettler is the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University.
Zierler About the Author: Dr.
Hoffman - Reuven Kimelman - Sharon Koren - Lawrence Kushner - Daniel Landes - Nehemia Polen - Wendy I.
Hoffman - Lawrence A.
Dorff - David Ellenson - Ellen Frankel - Alyssa Gray - Joel M.
Contributors include: Marc Brettler - Elliot N.
Framed with beautifully designed Talmud-style pages, commentaries from many of today\'s most respected Jewish scholars from all movements of Judaism examine Kabbalat Shabbat from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.
Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the Prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries and to search for--and find--meaning in the Prayer book. 8--Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat in the Synagogue) features the authentic Hebrew text with a new translation designed to let people know exactly what the prayers say.
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It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today\'s world, and makes its power accessible to all.
The Prayer Book is the essence of the Jewish soul."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. "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
