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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.

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.

Preface	p. xvii
Chronology of Ages in Jewish History	p. xxiii
Key to Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Citations	p. xxiv
Contemporary Works Mentioned in Citations	p. xxvi
Key to Pronunciation of Transliterated Words	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. 3
The Quest for Spirituality	p. 9
To Feel at Home in the Synagogue: Knowing What to do	p. 23
The Shemoneh Esrei: the Amidah of "Eighteen" Blessings	p. 69
The Amidah for the Sabbath and Festivals	p. 109
Kedushah and Other Additions to the Amidah	p. 122
The Shema and its Blessings	p. 144
The Verses of Song--Pesukei d'Zimra (The Introductory Prayers)	p. 167
The Morning Blessings--Birkhot Hashahar (The Preliminary Prayers)	p. 183
Supplications and Other Supplementary Prayers	p. 202
The Kaddish	p. 216
Responses in Prayer	p. 227
The Torah Reading Service	p. 231
Welcoming the Sabbath: Kabbalat Shabbat	p. 256
Prayers for Special Occasions	p. 264
The Grace After Meals: Birkat Hamazon	p. 284
The Blessings Before Eating: Birkhot Hanehenin	p. 305
Home Prayers for Sabbaths and Festivals	p. 319
Rules Relating to the Prayer Service	p. 337
Epilogue: The Ethical Dimension of Jewish Prayer	p. 357
A Table of Torah and Haftarah Readings for the Festivals and Other Special Occasions	p. 363
Index to Jewish Values and Principles of Faith	p. 367
Index	p. 369
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To Pray As A Jew A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service

To Pray As A Jew A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service

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