To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service
Hayim H. Donin (Author)
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Rabbi Donin offers a detailed guide to Jewish prayer which takes the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, offering historical background, religious teaching, and practical instruction for each element of the service.Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Donin guides the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer, unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant.
- Rank: #24945 in Books
- Published on: 1991-10-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.03" h x 1.10" w x 5.31" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 416 pages
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