{"product_id":"naming-god-avinu-malkeinu-our-father-our-king-hardcover","title":"Naming God: Avinu Malkeinu--Our Father, Our King - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence A. Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating in-depth exploration of the complexities--and perhaps audacity--of naming the unnameable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the oldest and most beloved prayers--known even to Jews who rarely attend synagogue--is \u003cem\u003eAvinu Malkeinu\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Our Father, Our King\"), a liturgical staple for the entire High Holy Day period. \"Our Father, Our King\" has resonance also for Christians, whose Lord's Prayer begins \"Our Father.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite its popularity, \u003cem\u003eAvinu Malkeinu\u003c\/em\u003e causes great debate because of the difficulties in thinking of God as father and king. Americans no longer relate positively to images of royalty; victims of parental abuse note the problem of assuming a benevolent father; and feminists have long objected to masculine language for God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors--men and women, scholars and rabbis, artists and thinkers from all Jewish denominations and from around the world--wrestle with this linguistic and spiritual conundrum, asking, \"How do we name God altogether, without recourse to imagery that defies belief?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRabbi Bradley Shavit Artson - Rabbi Anthony Bayfield - Rabbi Will Berkowitz - Dr. Annette Boeckler - Dr. Marc Brettler - Dr. Erica Brown - Rabbi Angela Buchdahl - Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove - Rabbi Joshua Davidson - Rabbi Lawrence Englander - Lisa Exler - Rabbi Paul Freedman - Rabbi Elyse Frishman - Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand - Rabbi Edwin Goldberg - Rabbi Andrew Goldstein - Dr. Joel M. Hoffman - Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman - Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur - Rabbi Elie Kaunfer - Rabbi Karen Kedar - Rabbi Reuven Kimelman - Rabbi Daniel Landes - Liz Lerman - Rabbi Asher Lopatin - Catherine Madsen - Rabbi Jonathan Magonet - Rabbi Dalia Marx - Chazzan Danny Maseng - Ruth Messinger - Rabbi Charles H. Middleburgh - Rabbi Jay Henry Moses - Rabbi Jack Riemer - Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin - Rabbis Dennis and Sandy Sasso - Rabbi Marc Saperstein - Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater - Rabbi David Stern - Rabbi David Teutsch - Dr. Ellen Umansky - Edward van Voooen - Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig - Dr. Ron Wolfson - Rabbi Daniel Zemel - Dr. Wendy Zierler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.36 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760490447136,"sku":"9781580238175","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7b84247234679bf5e13ed26bba43323d.webp?v=1780181343","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/naming-god-avinu-malkeinu-our-father-our-king-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}