To Pray As a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service - Softcover

Donin, Hayim Halevy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465086330 ISBN 13: 9780465086337

Publisher: Basic Books, 1991

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: October 1991 Pages: 416 in Publisher: HarperCollins Rabbi Donin offers a detailed guide to Jewish prayer which takes the reader through the entire. course offering historical background of religious teaching and practical instruction for each element of Jewish liturgy. 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. A guide to Jewish prayer which takes the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy.

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Review:

"A lucid and sensitive guide for those who would like to pray Jewishly but don't know how.... A boon to both Jewish teachers and laymen."--Hadassah Magazine

"The book functions as an accessible guide to the prayer book and the synagogue service, covering every detail of Jewish prayer and ritual.... This definitive guide to the siddur...will be deeply appreciated by a new generation of readers."--Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0465086330
• ISBN 13: 9780465086337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416