My People's Prayer Book Vol 2 by Marc Zvi Brettler

My People's Prayer Book Vol 2 by Marc Zvi Brettler

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:
Marc Brettler - Elliot N. Dorff - David Ellenson - Marica Falk - Judith Hauptman - Joel M. Hoffman - Lawrence A. Hoffman - Lawrence Kushner - Daniel Landes - Nehemia Polen

David Ellenson, President and I. H. and Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought at Hebrew Union College-Jewish institute of Religion, is a distinguished rabbi, scholar, and leader of the Reform Movement. Daniel Gordis is President of the Shalem Foundation and Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem. He is a columnist for the Jerusalem Post and a frequent contributor to the New York Times and was the founding dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism.

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ISBN 13	9781683362128
ISBN 10	1683362128
Title	My People's Prayer Book Vol 2
Author	Marc Zvi Brettler
Series	My People's Prayer Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jewish Lights Publishing
Year published	1998-12-17
Number of pages	240
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