{"product_id":"my-peoples-prayer-book-vol-1-the-shma-and-its-blessings-paperback","title":"My People's Prayer Book Vol 1: The Sh'ma and Its Blessings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence A. Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy People's Prayer Book\u003c\/em\u003e provides diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today's most respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world. They explore the text from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, medieval, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today's world, and makes its power accessible to all. The \u003cem\u003eMy People's Prayer Book\u003c\/em\u003e series belongs on the library shelf of every home, every synagogue--every sanctuary of prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries, to search for--and find--meaning in the prayer book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhD\u003c\/b\u003e, has served for more than three decades as professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He is a world-renowned liturgist and holder of the Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair in Liturgy, Worship and Ritual. His work combines research in Jewish ritual, worship and spirituality with a passion for the spiritual renewal of contemporary Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003eHis many books, written and edited, include seven volumes in the \u003cem\u003ePrayers of Awe \u003c\/em\u003eseries: \u003cem\u003eWho by Fire, Who by Water-\u003c\/em\u003eUn'taneh Tokef; \u003cem\u003eAll These Vows-\u003c\/em\u003eKol Nidre; \u003cem\u003eWe Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-\u003c\/em\u003eAshamnu \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003eAl Chet; \u003cem\u003eMay God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism-\u003c\/em\u003eYizkor; \u003cem\u003eAll the World: Universalism, Particularism and the High Holy Days\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eNaming God: \u003c\/em\u003eAvinu Malkeinu\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Father, Our King\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eEncountering God: \u003c\/em\u003eEl Rachum V'chanun-\u003cem\u003eGod Merciful and Gracious\u003c\/em\u003e. Hoffman also edited the ten-volume series \u003cem\u003eMy People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and coedited \u003cem\u003eMy People's Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award (all Jewish Lights).Rabbi Hoffman cofounded and developed Synagogue 2\/3000, a transdenominational project to envision and implement the ideal synagogue of the spirit for the twenty-first century. In that capacity, he wrote \u003cem\u003eRethinking Synagogues: A New Vocabulary for Congregational Life\u003c\/em\u003e (Jewish Lights).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760223617312,"sku":"9781683362098","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/458516de4ba04f6a44d547d24d071d9a.webp?v=1780174908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-peoples-prayer-book-vol-1-the-shma-and-its-blessings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}