A Guide to Jewish Prayer
Author: Steinsaltz, Rabbi Adin
ISBN: 9780805211474
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 05 Mar 2002
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback / softback
From one of the world's most famous and respected rabbis-"apractical explanation of Jewish worship from a spiritual slant" (Detroit Free Press).
For both the novice and for those who have been engaged in prayer for years, here is the one guide needed to practice Jewish prayer and understand the prayer book.From the origins and meaning of worship to a step-by-step explanation of the daily prayers to the reason you're not supposed to chat with your friends during services, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz answers many of the questions likely to arise about Jewish prayer. Here are chapters on daily prayer; Sabbath prayer; prayer services for the holidays; the yearly cycle of synagogueBible readings; the history and makeup of the synagogue; the different prayer rites for Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Yemenites, and other cultural/geographic groupings; the role of the rabbi and the cantor in the synagogue; and the role of music in the service.
ISBN: 9780805211474
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 05 Mar 2002
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback / softback
From one of the world's most famous and respected rabbis-"apractical explanation of Jewish worship from a spiritual slant" (Detroit Free Press).
For both the novice and for those who have been engaged in prayer for years, here is the one guide needed to practice Jewish prayer and understand the prayer book.From the origins and meaning of worship to a step-by-step explanation of the daily prayers to the reason you're not supposed to chat with your friends during services, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz answers many of the questions likely to arise about Jewish prayer. Here are chapters on daily prayer; Sabbath prayer; prayer services for the holidays; the yearly cycle of synagogueBible readings; the history and makeup of the synagogue; the different prayer rites for Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Yemenites, and other cultural/geographic groupings; the role of the rabbi and the cantor in the synagogue; and the role of music in the service.
