A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today's Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews.
Classic study surveys the 3,000-year history of Jewish worship and liturgy from ancient times to the 19th century, and describes the nature and ritual of both public services and private devotions.
"The JPS Commentary on the Haggadah" is the definitive and authoritative scholarly text on this subject. It is both a history of the development of the Passover Haggadah and a critical commentary, in the tradition of the JPS Torah and Bible Commentary books. This volume provides both the Hebrew text and English translation of the classic haggadah, ...
A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today's Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews.
Rooted in tradition, yet accessible to all, this text is a resource for the Passover holiday and for your seder. In one illustrated volume are the traditional prayers, biblical text, historical notes, song lyrics and a play for children to perform. Also included is an audio CD with sample music.
Includes the basic elements of a traditional seder as well as many creative facets intended to involve children in this Jewish liturgy through song, dance, drama, explanation, and action.
Reflecting its Talmudic ancestry, this illuminated Haggadah contains Jewish stories and traditions, and is also a prayerbook made for use. It tells the story of release from persecution and slavery into freedom and a new life. It is as relevant today as when it was written, over 2000 years ago. The Exodux of the Children of Israel from Egypt is a ...
This comprehensive volume presents the complete Hebrew text of the selichot as well as an eloquent English translation. Included are all selichot recited during the year--those for the days before Rosh Hashanah, for the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and for all other fast days. Also included are the Torah and ...
Liturgy, a complex interweaving of word, text, song, and behavior is a central fixture of religious life in the Jewish tradition. It is unique in that it is performed and not merely thought. Because liturgy is performed by a specific group at a specific time and place it is mutable. Thus, liturgical reasoning is always new and understandings of ...
This collection of twenty-two essays and studies represents a cross section of Dr Petuchowski's work, paying tribute to the world of German Jewish scholarship that formed the background of his work.
The illuminated haggadah is the most popular artistic book in Jewish history. The word "haggadah," means recital - namely, reciting or telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt - following the biblical exhortation to tell the next generation the story of the redemption of the Israelites. This special collector's edition of The Moriah Haggadah, ...
The authors of "Minding the Temple of the Soul" show how to use meditation, prayer, and exercises drawn from Jewish tradition to enhance one's physical and psychological health and explore Jewish spiritual treasures when it's time to sleep.
This fascinating and beautifully illustrated book translates the Passover seder's Four Questions into 23 languages and provides capsule histories of the Jews in the countries where the languages are spoken.
From aliyah to yichud , the executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute in New York City explains the meaning of Hebrew, Yiddish, and English terms; their derivation; and modern permutations of age-old rituals. Terms in boldface are cross- referenced. The introduction presents the author's v
Passover is among the most widely observed holidays for American Jews. During this festival of redemption, Jewish families retell the biblical story of Exodus using a ritual book known as a haggadah, often weaving modern tales of oppression through the biblical narrative. References to the Holocaust are some of the most common additions to ...
In a lively and accessible style, the author traces the origins of Hebrew prayer among Jews up through the emergence of the first volumes of formal Jewish liturgy. Following an evocative description of the practices and personalities of Jewish worship in medieval times, Reif's study concludes with a thoughtful and throught-provoking exploration of ...
The Passover Seder meal every spring is probably the most widely-observed ritual in the Jewish holiday calendar, and the Haggadah is the traditional text used in the ceremony. "A Mystical Haggadah" is the first book to provide a spiritual interpretation of the Seder, with an easy to read transliterated text and new translation and commentary. In a ...
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