Explores the origins and evolution of the "prayer of prayers," the Amidah, long recognized as the most intriguing, most mysterious of Jewish prayers. Enables all of us to claim the heritage of our traditional Jewish prayer book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
About My People's Prayer Book
Prayer as Petition: The Philosophic Basis for Halakhic Prayer
Daniel Landes
Introduction to the Liturgy: What to Look for in the Service
Lawrence A. Hoffman
How the Amidah Began: A Jewish Detective Story
Lawrence A. Hoffman
The Genizah Fragments: How Our Ancestors Prayed in the Ancient Land of Israel
Joel M. Hoffman
Introduction to the Commentaries: How to Look for Meaning in the Prayers
Lawrence A. Hoffman
The Liturgy
1. Opening Meditation
2. The Amidah
A. Blessings of Praise
1. Avot ("Ancestors")
2. G vurot ( God s Power )
3. K dushat Hashem ( Sanctification Of God s Name )
B. Blessings Of Petition
4. Binah ( Knowledge )
5. T shuvah ( Repentance )
6. S lichah ( Forgiveness )
7. G ulah ( Redemption )
8. R fu ah ( Healing )
9. Shanim ( Years )
10. Kibbutz Galuyot ( Gathering The Exiles )
11. Mishpat ( Justice )
12. Minim ( Heretics )
13. Tsadikim ( The Righteous )
14. Y rushalayim ( Jerusalem )
15. David ( David )
16. T fillah ( Prayer )
C. Blessings Of Thanksgiving
17. Avodah ( Sacrificial Service )
18. Hodäah ( Grateful Acknowledgment )
19. Birkat Kohanim/Shalom ( The Priestly Blessing/Peace )
3. Closing Meditation
4. The Havineinu
About the Commentators
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
