{"product_id":"who-by-fire-who-by-water-untaneh-tokef-hardcover","title":"Who by Fire, Who by Water: Un'taneh Tokef - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence A. Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMerri Lovinger Arian\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eTony Bayfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most controversial prayer of the Jewish New Year--what it means, who wrote it, why we say it. Thought-provoking and inspiring discussions from a wide range of perspectives on all aspects of this prayer that defies easy understanding.\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 274\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800179278112,"sku":"9781580234245","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8ae4f40e4c4a96306620dd9651edbdb2.webp?v=1780835249","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/who-by-fire-who-by-water-untaneh-tokef-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}