My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 7
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, through the 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.”
Framed with beautifully designed
Talmud-style pages, commentaries from many of today’s
most respected Jewish scholars from all movements of Judaism
examine Shabbat at home from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis
and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic,
Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and
historical perspectives.
My People’s Prayer Book is a momentous multi-volume series that
opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book (the Siddur) as a
spiritual resource. Commentaries by respected teachers from all
perspectives of the Jewish world provide the spiritual messages
that make up the Siddur.
Sometimes awe-striking, sometimes
surprising, but always deeply spiritual, My People’s Prayer Book is a gateway to the riches that the heritage of prayer
offers us in our worship, and in our lives.
The seventh volume celebrates Shabbat as a
central family ritual, tracing the development of this loosely
structured liturgy from early prayer books that draw on the
classical rabbinic era, through medieval Jewish practice and
the influence of Lurianic mysticism. Pausing to explore the key
moments that mark this sacred time —Erev
Shabbat with Kiddush, Kiddusha Rabbah,
and Motsa’ei Shabbat with Havdalah—Shabbat
at Home captures the joy of this
holy day’s prayers, blessings, and z’mirot (table
songs), emphasizing the renewal of home liturgy in Jewish life
and reinforcing the importance of Shabbat in the Jewish
conception of time.
Vol. 7—Shabbat at Home features the traditional Hebrew text with
a new translation that lets people know exactly what the
prayers say. Introductions explain what to look for in the
prayers, and how to truly use the commentaries to find meaning
in the prayer book. Commentaries from eminent scholars and
teachers from all movements of Judaism examine Shabbat at Home
from the viewpoints of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians,
as well as a myriad of other perspectives.
Even those not yet familiar with the
prayer book can appreciate the spiritual richness of Shabbat at Home. My People’s Prayer Book enables all worshipers, of any denomination, to create
their own connection to 3,000 years of Jewish experience with
the world and with God.
Each volume of My People’s Prayer Book provides a new translation of the authentic
Hebrew text, with diverse and exciting commentaries to the
traditional liturgy, written by many of today’s most
respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the
Jewish world.
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.
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