My People's Prayer Book
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My People's Prayer Book: Seder K'riat haTorah (the Torah service)
By Lawrence A. Hoffman... N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1995), Chapter 3, “Sinai and Sanctuary.” 13. In the verses from Psalm 99 calling for bowing to God's footstool and holy mountain (i.e., the Temple), in the prayer “For everything...” and, in some rites, ...
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My People's Prayer Book: P'sukei d'zimrah (morning psalms)
By Lawrence A. HoffmanAnd so, paradoxically, when we surrender our individual voices to the universal symphony, God singles us out to hear the call of God's keren, the “horn of plenty” that sustains faithful Israel. ◇ 11“His majesty is on earth and in the ...
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My People's Prayer Book: Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming Shabbat in the synagogue)
By Lawrence A. Hoffman4“Adonai's voice is mighty” Baruch Halevi Epstein was puzzled by this phrase, which, taken literally, can simply mean that God's voice is the product of some kind of exertion—a trivial truth about every voice, so hardly worth mentioning ...
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My People's Prayer Book: Shabbat at home
By Lawrence A. HoffmanOtherwise, there are no special foods for Shabbat, although there are special laws about how to prepare food then. 3“Heart's delight” What might be called the spiritual aspect of Shabbat is largely absent from the Bible, although Psalm ...
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My People's Prayer Book: Shabbat morning
By Lawrence A. HoffmanThis volume of the My People's Prayer Book series celebrates Shabbat morning and guides us to a new understanding of this day of rest, memory and joy.
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My People's Prayer Book: Tachanun and concluding prayers
By Lawrence A. HoffmanThe prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul." This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book.
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My People's Prayer Book: The Sh'ma and Its Blessings
By Lawrence A. HoffmanProvides diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today's most respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world.
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My People's Prayer Book: The Amidah
By Lawrence A. Hoffman... 2nd Edition: An Album for Treasuring the Spiritual Celebration By Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and Nina Salkin 8x 10,48 pp, Deluxe HC,2-color text, ribbon marker, 978-1-58023-263-0 $19.99 For Kids—Putting God on Your Guest List, ...
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My People's Prayer Book: The Amidah
By Lawrence A. HoffmanDesigned to help make Jewish prayer accessible, informative, and inspiring to today's worshipers, this book in the popular series focuses on the familiar "Amidah".
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My People's Prayer Book: Welcoming the night
By Lawrence A. HoffmanThis volume of the My People's Prayer Book series underscores the mystery of the twilight moments and the opportunity for insight that they bring.