For both the novice and for those who have been engaged in prayer for years, here is the one guide needed to practice Jewish prayer and understand the prayer book, from one of the world's most famous and respected rabbis.
From the origins and meaning of worship to a step-by-step explanation of the daily prayers to the reason you're not supposed to chat with your friends during services, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz answers many of the questions likely to arise about Jewish prayer. Here are chapters on daily prayer; Sabbath prayer; prayer services for the holidays; the yearly cycle of synagogue Bible readings; the history and makeup of the synagogue; the different prayer rites for Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Yemenites, and other cultural/geographic groupings; the role of the rabbi and the cantor in the synagogue; and the role of music in the service.
- ISBN10 0805241744
- ISBN13 9780805241747
- Publish Date 19 September 2000
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 22 January 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Random House USA Inc
- Imprint Random House Inc
- Edition American ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 464
- Language English