My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 9
Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
Opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book
as a spiritual resource....This groundbreaking new series
involves us in a personal dialogue with God, history and
tradition, throughthe heritage of prayer.
“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.”
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.
Vol. 9—Welcoming the Night: Minchah and Ma’ariv
(Afternoon and Evening Prayer) features
the authentic Hebrew text with a new translation designed to
let people know exactly what the prayers say. 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.
Framed with beautifully designed
Talmud-style pages, commentaries from many of today’s
most respected Jewish scholars from all movements of Judaism
examine Minchah and Ma’ariv from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis
and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic,
Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and
historical perspectives.
Commentators:
Marc Brettler Our
Biblical Heritage
Elliot N. Dorff Theological Reflections
David Ellenson How the Modern Prayer Book Evolved
Ellen Frankel A
Woman’s Voice
Alyssa Gray Our
Talmudic Heritage
Joel M. Hoffman What the Prayers Really Say
Lawrence A. Hoffman History of the Liturgy
Lawrence Kushner and Nehemia Polen Chasidic and Mystical Perspectives
Daniel Landes The Halakhah of Prayer
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