Book 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. Rabbi Donin offers a detailed guide to Jewish prayer which takes the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, offering historical background, religious teaching, and practical instruction for each element of the service.Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Donin guides the reader through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer, unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant.
Book Details
| Book Name | To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service |
| Author | Hayim Halevy Donin |
| Publisher | Basic Books (az) (Oct 1991) |
| ISBN | 9780465086337 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 727 |
