To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service - Couverture rigide

Donin, Hayim H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465086403 ISBN 13 : 9780465086405

Editeur : Basic Books, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Donin Hayim Halevy

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Biographie de l'auteur

Hayim Halevy Donin established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of Jewish law and practice through his classic book To Be a Jew. 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. Rabbi Donin held a Ph.D. in Education and was also the founder and president of the Akiva Hebrew Day School in Detroit.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465086403
• ISBN 13: 9780465086405
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible