To Pray As a Jew
by Donin, Hayim HalevyEdition: Gift
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1991-11-01
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
Hayim Halevy Donin established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of Jewish law and practice through his books, including To Be a Jew, To Pray As A Jew and To Raise a Jewish Child. For twenty years he was rabbi of Congregation B'nai David in Southfield, Michigan, where he was also Adjunct Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Detroit. Before his untimely death in 1982, he was lecturer at Bar-Ilan University and lived for several years in Jerusalem
Table of Contents
| 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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