A Guide to Jewish Prayer - Hardcover

Steinsaltz, Rabbi Adin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805241744 ISBN 13: 9780805241747

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2000

Synopsis

One of the world's leading rabbis offers a complete guide to the principles, rituals, and practice of Jewish prayer as he discusses prayers for every occasion--from everyday petitions to holiday rites--and answers questions about Jewish holidays, scriptural readings, the role of the rabbi and cantor, the use of music, and more. 12,500 first printing.

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Review:

For readers who wish to learn about Jewish prayer, A Guide to Jewish Prayer is the first book to read, and the one that will be the cornerstone of any collection of books on the subject. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a world-renowned scholar of Judaic studies and the editor and translator of Random House's 22-volume edition of the Talmud, has written this guide in order to "open the gates of Jewish prayer for those who want to know and comprehend both its essence and its structure, and the numerous details concerning the various prayer services". Beginning with magisterial essays on the nature of prayer and the history of the Siddur (the common Jewish prayer book), Steinsaltz then moves to a detailed description of the prayer services conducted over the course of the Jewish year, and ends with a series of essays about communal prayer, including chapters on the synagogue, prayer accessories, and the music of prayer. With a comprehensive glossary and short biographies of the many rabbis who have influenced the history of Jewish prayer, Steinsaltz's Guide provides every necessary resource for understanding prayer, for every conceivable reader--from the curious gentile to the devoted Jew. --Michael Joseph Gross

Review:

"A practical explanation of Jewish worship from a spiritual slant."
--Detroit Free Press

"Readers familiar with Rabbi Steinsaltz's high level of descriptive prose, which appeals to people with varying levels of Jewish knowledge, will find this volume similarly of great interest."
--The Jewish Week

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0805241744
• ISBN 13: 9780805241747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464