- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Jewish Lights; Bilingual edition (7 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1879045850
- ISBN-13: 978-1879045859
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 18.3 x 2.3 cm
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- #71 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Prayerbooks
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This momentous, critically acclaimed series is truly a people's prayer book, one that provides a diverse and exciting commentary to the traditional liturgy. It will help modern men and women find new wisdom and guidance in Jewish prayer, and bring the liturgy into their lives. It has also received major attention in the Christian world. The major sections of the prayer book are covered in separate volumes in this series. My People's Prayer Book provides in each volume: The traditional Hebrew text; A modern translation designed to let people know exactly actually say; Commentators from all perspectives of the Jewish world, some of today's most respected Jewish scholars and teachers, who cover the prayer book's connections to the Bible, history, traditional law, kabbalistic wisdom, feminism, modern developments, and much more. This stunning work, an important expression of the spiritual revival of our times, enables all worshippers to claim their connections to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It rejuvenates Jewish worship in today's world, and makes its power accessible to all.
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a line-by-line commentary...
22 Jan 2006
on the major Shabbat home prayers, especially the Kiddushes and Havdalah. The commentaries are from a variety of perspectives, both ideological (Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative) and subject matter (Tanach, feminist, halachic, theological, historical, etc.). I found the halachic commentary to be the most interesting, since it is of the most practical value for anyone seeking to observe Shabbat.
One thing I would have changed: the 30 pages spent on Shabbat table songs. Because different families use such a wide variety of songs, any attempt to focus on three or four of them is likely to miss a lot of songs used by lots of people, and to use a lot of songs that lots of people have never heard of. I would have preferred to see the extra space spent on Birkat Hamazon (the blessing after meals) since that prayer is almost universally said after Shabbat meals.
One thing I would have changed: the 30 pages spent on Shabbat table songs. Because different families use such a wide variety of songs, any attempt to focus on three or four of them is likely to miss a lot of songs used by lots of people, and to use a lot of songs that lots of people have never heard of. I would have preferred to see the extra space spent on Birkat Hamazon (the blessing after meals) since that prayer is almost universally said after Shabbat meals.
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