About the book: My People's Prayer Book is a
momentous multivolume series that opens up the traditional Jewish
prayer book (the siddur) as a spiritual resource. Commentaries
by respected teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world
provide the spiritual images that make up the siddur.
- Complete traditional Hebrew text
- Annotated modern English translation
- Exciting Talmud-style format
- Nine fascinating commentaries
This ninth volume breaks new ground in exploring the anxiety, urgency
and opportunity for imagination that combine in the threshold moment
of nightfall. Rife with metaphors, the evening liturgy highlights
spirits that haunt the night, but also Gods promise to "lie us down to
peace" and awaken us to life. The thematic undercurrent of it all is
the human search for meaning in an uncontrollable universe, where day
does indeed become night, where life will someday be death, and where
good sometimes borders on evil. Bidding the day good-bye in
anticipation of nighttime darkness, Minchah and Maariv underscore the
mystery of the twilight moment and the opportunity for insight that it
brings.
Vol. 9 --- Welcoming the Night: Minchah and Maariv (Afternoon and
Evening Prayer) features the traditional Hebrew text with a new
translation that lets people know exactly what the prayers say.
Introductions explain what to look for in the prayers, and how to
truly use the commentaries to find meaning in the prayer book.
Commentaries from eminent scholars and teachers from all movements of
Judaism examine Minchah and Maariv from the viewpoints of ancient
Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as a myriad of other
perspectives.
Even those not yet familiar with the prayer book can appreciate the
spiritual richness of Welcoming the Night: Minchah and Maariv. My
Peoples Prayer Book enables all worshipers, of any denomination, to
create their own connection to 3,000 years of Jewish experience with
the world and with God.
About the author:
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion, is widely recognized as a leader
in bringing spiritual innovation into modern Jewish life and
worship. He is the co-author of book_DB_What Is a
Jew_title (Collier) and author of book_DB_The Way Into
Jewish Prayer_title, book_DB_Israel --- A Spiritual Travel
Guide_title, and book_DB_The Art of Public Prayer: Not for
Clergy Only_title, (all Jewish Lights), as well as many
scholarly works.
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