The Way Into Jewish Prayer

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

About the book: Guided by Lawrence A. Hoffman, The Way Into Jewish Prayer helps us explore the reasons for and the ways of Jewish prayer. It covers: Why we pray. The Jewish paths to God and the many ways that Jews can think of God who is beyond description: a surprising invitation to consider the images of God that have moved the greatest Jewish minds to know they are not alone. How we pray. Fixed prayer and spontaneous prayer, the standard prayer service and the prayer of the heart: the many modes by which Jews transcend the self. Where we pray. In synagogue and home, in sacred community or by ourselves: the Jewish paths to the sacred on which we walk each day. Here is a book that opens the door to 3,000 years of Jewish prayer, by making available all you need to feel at home in Jewish worship--from basic definitions of the terms you need to know, to a thoughtful analysis of the depth that lies beneath the Jewish relationship with God. About the author: Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, is widely recognized as a leader in bringing spiritual innovation into modern Jewish life and worship. He is the co-author of What Is a Jew? (Touchstone) and editor of the My People's Prayer Book series, and author of Israel --- A Spritiual Travel Guide and The Art of Public Prayer, (all from Jewish Lights Publishing), as well as many scholarly works.

All the books in the series: The Way Into Torah by Norman J. Cohen The Way Into Jewish Mystical Tradition by Larry Kushner The Way Into Jewish Prayer by Lawrence A. Hoffman The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism by Neil Gilman