Blessed Are You: A Comprehensive Guide to Jewish Prayer - Softcover

Cohen, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765759748 ISBN 13: 9780765759740

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1997

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Blessed Are You: A Comprehensive Guide to Jewish Prayer offers the layperson, in a nonacademic, simple (but not simplistic) style, a one-volume, encyclopedic presentation of virtually every aspect of prayer in Judaism. Rabbi Jeffrey M. Cohen explores his subject from every angle: he looks at the historical development of prayer, the role of the synagogue, the specific rituals connected to prayer, important Jewish legal topics, the theology that is expressed through prayer, and the texts that are used. Rabbi Cohen covers his subjects by taking three routes. First, he presents a fascinating historical treatment of prayer, from its earliest origins to the most recent developments, and addresses such topics as when Jewish prayer became standardized and why. The second section of Blessed Are You explains the theology of Jewish prayer: Why do people pray? Does God answer prayer? Can we believe that the Almighty actually changes His mind as a result of our prayerful requests? The book's third section is a guided tour of the synagogue and its personnel, with enlightening discussions of the role of the rabbi, the ways in which one becomes a rabbi, and what being a rabbi really means. Rabbi Cohen also discusses the important ritual objects found in the synagogue, and he includes a description of each detail in the arrangement of the synagogue sanctuary. Rabbi Cohen, a well-known and highly regarded British rabbi, has been teaching the subject of prayer in Judaism for a few decades. His experience has enabled him to write a remarkably thorough, easy-to-understand, "user-friendly" guide to one of the pivotal activities of Jewish life. It is no wonder that both the present and former chief rabbis ofGreat Britain have praised this volume in superlative terms. As Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes, "No reader will come away without having learned something fresh and unexpected, and few will fail to be charmed by Dr. Cohen's distinctive voice. A delightful book, scholarly and eminently readable".

About the Author:

Jeffrey is the author of 1001 questions and answers on Pesach.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0765759748
• ISBN 13: 9780765759740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344