Jewish Men Pray: Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources

Herausgeber: Matlins, Stuart M.; Olitzky, Kerry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer-to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 183mm x 127mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781580236287
• ISBN-10: 1580236286
• Artikelnr.: 36129503

Inhaltsangabe

How to Use This Book xiii
Foreword: Men at Prayer xv
Introduction xix
Part I
The Purpose of Prayer in Judaism and Its Structure: Praise, Petition, and
More 1
Becoming a Prayerful Person 4
Does God Hear Prayer? 6
Tefillah/Script 12
The Technology of Prayer 14
Prayer as Art 15
The Essence of Prayer in Jewish Tradition 17
Prayer 20
Who Can't Pray 26
Part II
Words from the Heart 29
Yearning for God 31
Guidance for How to Live 85
A Man's Role 141
Our Physical Lives 175
Grief 203
Protection 230
Gratitude 264
Legacy 297
Acknowledgments 329
About the Contributors 331
Credits 339
Index of Contributors 350
Index of First Lines 353