
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Jewish Lights Publishing
Published on 16. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-68336-146-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Woodstock
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
468 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68336-146-6 (9781683361466)
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Stuart M. Matlins | Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
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04/2013
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Turner Publishing Company
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Content
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