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Rabbi Donin offers a detailed guide to Jewish prayer which takes the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, offering historical background, religious teaching, and practical instruction for each element of the service. Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Donin guides the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer, unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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There are few books as easy to read as "To Pray as a Jew." You will find all the essentials ... from preparing to attend synagogue to what to do when you leave and thereafter. If you desire to learn how to make prayer an effective part of your everyday life, then you MUST read this book. It is a "how to", "when to", "what to", "what else" manual. You will certainly wear this book out!
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I was delighted to read this book, and use it as a constant resource to remind me of aspects of the Jewish prayer services, and the siddur (Jewish prayer book). Often I have wondered why a particular text or prayer is included in a Jewish service, and just as often, I have discovered that other Jews don't know either. Donan has located each prayer in its historical context (how it came to be written, and included, as well as why the words may have been changed over time); he also establishes each text's relevance to Jewish beliefs and traditions. Donan also manages to convey what moves him about the prayers, and by these personal reflections, touched me as a reader, and brought the prayers alive for me. Not only has this book deepened my own appreciation of the liturgy, but it has given me the confidence to lead parts of Jewish services, teach and bring the liturgy alive for others.
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