Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf, Morning and Additional Services: My People's Prayer Book--Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (My People's Prayer Book) [Hardcover]

Lawrence A. Hoffman (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007

Vol. 10--Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf (Morning and Additional Services) features the authentic Hebrew text with a new translation designed to let people know exactly what the prayers say. Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries and to search for--and find--meaning in the prayer book.

Framed with beautifully designed Talmud-style pages, commentaries from many of today's most respected Jewish scholars from all movements of Judaism examine shacharit and musaf from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 212 pages
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158023240X
• ISBN-13: 978-1580232401
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Prayerbooks

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Shabbat Morning Tool Kit, January 7, 2008

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Steve Birch "Medical Marketer" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf, Morning and Additional Services: My People's Prayer Book--Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (My People's Prayer Book) (Hardcover)

Having studied the previous nine volumes in the Hoffman series on prayer, I find this much awaited volume to be a great help. As has been the case in the earlier volumes Hoffman provides a wide range of perspectives from which we may extract greater meaning from the prayer service. Shabbat morning is for many of a difficult service to relate to. With only once weekly frequency and the various distractions of Shabbat it can be difficult to relate to the meaning of the prayers. Hoffman provides a wonderful introduction, although parts are often borrowed from previous volumes, and then a talmudic approach to the individual verses of prayer. I always found something new and something that enhanced my understanding of the prayer and this by a person that has been davening for years and also studying t'fillah with the help of many teachers and texts.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I love the paper edition , the kindle edition is not adequate, February 28, 2010

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This review is from: Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf, Morning and Additional Services: My People's Prayer Book--Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (My People's Prayer Book): 10 (Kindle Edition)

I have got the whole series of these books and love them. So I thoght , having a kindle, it would be great to have them electronically , as well( and maybe get some room on my bookshelves, too).

Alas, the start of each section has got lost in the digitalizing process; there is just a scan, which is too small to be legible . So if you are thinking of buying the book , better consider the paper edition(alas). If anything might ever be done about it, I, for one, will be most happy to hear about it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing Work on A Difficult Subject, August 14, 2010

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This review is from: Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf, Morning and Additional Services: My People's Prayer Book--Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (My People's Prayer Book) (Hardcover)

Thank you to Lawrence Hoffman and the contributors to the My People's Prayer Book Series. This work is a treasure trove of simple meanings, interpretations, explanations, questions, permutations and development of the prayers (from Hassidut to Orthodoxy, Reconstructionist, Conservative, Reform, Feminist, etc.). After reading the different insights and perspectives, you gain such a rich perspective on Jewish prayer and are better able to wrestle with it and explain its intentions and meanings to others.My People's Prayer Book helps you understand the structure and flow of the concepts and values of Jewish prayer for each service. It's a masterpiece.