Entering Jewish prayer: a guide to personal devotion and the worship service
What is prayer? (p.3) -- Using the liturgy (p.27) -- Prayer in early Israel (p.39) -- The origins of the synagogue (p.60) -- The creation of the siddur (p.75) -- The daily order of prayer (p.100) -- Preparation for prayer (p.104) -- The shema (p.121) -- The amida (p.156) -- Concluding prayers (p.198...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Schocken Books
1994
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| In: | Year: 1994 |
| Edition: | First paperback edition |
| Further subjects: | B
Judaism
Liturgy
History
B Prayer Judaism B Prayer ; Judaism B Jüdische Liturgie B Synagogue B Siddur B Judaism ; Liturgy B Prayer |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Hammer, Reuven: Entering Jewish prayer. - New York : Schocken Books, ©1994 |
| Summary: | What is prayer? (p.3) -- Using the liturgy (p.27) -- Prayer in early Israel (p.39) -- The origins of the synagogue (p.60) -- The creation of the siddur (p.75) -- The daily order of prayer (p.100) -- Preparation for prayer (p.104) -- The shema (p.121) -- The amida (p.156) -- Concluding prayers (p.198) -- Sabbath and holidays (p.212) -- Garments of prayer : tallit and tefillin (p.250) -- The blessing after meals (p.263) -- Rites of mourning (p.275) -- Getting started (p.289) -- Notes (p.303) -- Glossary (p.325) -- Bibliography (p.331) -- Index (p.337). Hammer examines basic issues in prayer, the history of the siddur, the orchestration of daily, Sabbath, and Festival prayers, the themes of special prayers such as the mourners' Kaddish And the essential experience of making prayer a vital part of one's daily life |
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| Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-335) and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 350 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 0805210229 |