The Way into Jewish Prayer - Rilegato

Hoffman, Lawrence A.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 158023027X ISBN 13: 9781580230278

Casa editrice: Jewish Lights Pub, 2001

Riassunto

An overview of more than three thousand years of Jewish prayer and worship offers a thoughtful analysis of why, how, and where Jews pray, discussing the standard prayer service, blessings and psalms, and other key topics.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD, has served for more than three decades as professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He is a world-renowned liturgist and holder of the Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair in Liturgy, Worship and Ritual. His work combines research in Jewish ritual, worship and spirituality with a passion for the spiritual renewal of contemporary Judaism.His many books, written and edited, include seven volumes in the Prayers of Awe series: Who by Fire, Who by Water Un'taneh Tokef; All These Vows Kol Nidre; We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism Ashamnu and Al Chet; May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism Yizkor; All the World: Universalism, Particularism and the High Holy Days; Naming God: Avinu Malkeinu Our Father, Our King; and Encountering God: El Rachum V'chanun God Merciful and Gracious. Hoffman also edited the ten-volume series My People s Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and coedited My People s Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award (all Jewish Lights).Rabbi Hoffman cofounded and developed Synagogue 2/3000, a transdenominational project to envision and implement the ideal synagogue of the spirit for the twenty-first century. In that capacity, he wrote Rethinking Synagogues: A New Vocabulary for Congregational Life (Jewish Lights).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jewish Lights Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 158023027X
• ISBN 13: 9781580230278
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 186
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