To Pray As a Jew A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service

Name: To Pray As a Jew A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service
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ISBN: 9780465086405

ISBN-10: 0465086403

ISBN-13: 9780465086405

Edition: Special

Authors: Hayim Donin

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A handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer--unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant. "A lucid and sensitive guide for those who would like to pray Jewishly but don't know how . . . A boon to both Jewish teachers and laymen".--Hadassah Magazine.

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List price: $25.00
Publisher: Basic Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Preface	p. xvii
Chronology of Ages in Jewish History	p. xxiii
Key to Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Citations	p. xxiv
Contemporary Works Mentioned in Citations	p. xxvi
Key to Pronunciation of Transliterated Words	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. 3
The Quest for Spirituality	p. 9
To Feel at Home in the Synagogue: Knowing What to do	p. 23
The Shemoneh Esrei: the Amidah of "Eighteen" Blessings	p. 69
The Amidah for the Sabbath and Festivals	p. 109
Kedushah and Other Additions to the Amidah	p. 122
The Shema and its Blessings	p. 144
The Verses of Song--Pesukei d'Zimra (The Introductory Prayers)	p. 167
The Morning Blessings--Birkhot Hashahar (The Preliminary Prayers)	p. 183
Supplications and Other Supplementary Prayers	p. 202
The Kaddish	p. 216
Responses in Prayer	p. 227
The Torah Reading Service	p. 231
Welcoming the Sabbath: Kabbalat Shabbat	p. 256
Prayers for Special Occasions	p. 264
The Grace After Meals: Birkat Hamazon	p. 284
The Blessings Before Eating: Birkhot Hanehenin	p. 305
Home Prayers for Sabbaths and Festivals	p. 319
Rules Relating to the Prayer Service	p. 337
Epilogue: The Ethical Dimension of Jewish Prayer	p. 357
A Table of Torah and Haftarah Readings for the Festivals and Other Special Occasions	p. 363
Index to Jewish Values and Principles of Faith	p. 367
Index	p. 369
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