Entering Jewish Prayer: A Guide to Personal Devotion and the Worship Service

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Jan 3, 1995 - Religion - 368 pages
This engaging and informative book provides an introduction to the liturgy of the Siddur--the Jewish prayerbook. More than a "how-to" guide, this resource deals with basic issues for the modern worshiper, the historial compilation of the Siddur, and much more.

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Contents

What Is Prayer?
3
Using the Liturgy
27
Prayer in Early Israel
39
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REUVEN HAMMER earned his rabbinical ordination and a doctorate in theology at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He lives and teaches in Jerusalem.

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