{"product_id":"my-peoples-prayer-book-vol-2-the-amidah-paperback","title":"My People's Prayer Book Vol 2: The Amidah - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Zvi Brettler\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eElliot N. Dorff\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Ellenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy People's Prayer Book \u003c\/em\u003eprovides 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.\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarc Brettler - Elliot N. Dorff - David Ellenson - Marica Falk - Judith Hauptman - Joel M. Hoffman - Lawrence A. Hoffman - Lawrence Kushner - Daniel Landes - Nehemia Polen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Marc Zvi Brettler\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. He contributed to all volumes of the My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries series, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and to \u003cem\u003eMy People's Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries; Who by Fire, Who by Water\u003c\/em\u003e-Un'taneh Tokef; \u003cem\u003eAll These Vows\u003c\/em\u003e-Kol Nidre; \u003cem\u003eMay God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e-Yizkor; and \u003cem\u003eWe Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e-Ashamnu\u003cem\u003e and\u003c\/em\u003e Al Chet (all Jewish Lights). He is coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Annotated New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Study Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the National Jewish Book Award; co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bible and the Believer\u003c\/em\u003e; and author of \u003cem\u003eHow to Read the Jewish Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, among other books and articles. He has also been interviewed on National Public Radio's \u003cem\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e by Terry Gross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760223682848,"sku":"9781683362128","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/014816a44a016e793a98d654e24a2310.webp?v=1780174908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-peoples-prayer-book-vol-2-the-amidah-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}