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Zusatztext "Like being surrounded by a group of specially learned and accessible study partners." - Houston Jewish Herald-Voice "An excellent place to begin [study].... Helps readers understand the different ways our ancestors looked at the close of day and the dark hours of the night." - Vestal (NY) Reporter "An immensely rewarding volume.... Speak to the possibilities of a life dedicated to prayer and the study of its purpose." - Louisville Community "Informative! powerful and moving." - Liberal Judaism Informationen zum Autor Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler is the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. He contributed to all volumes of the My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries series, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and to My People's Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries; Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef; All These Vows-Kol Nidre; May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism-Yizkor; and We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet (all Jewish Lights). He is coeditor of The Jewish Annotated New Testament and The Jewish Study Bible, which won the National Jewish Book Award; co-author of The Bible and the Believer; and author of How to Read the Jewish Bible, among other books and articles. He has also been interviewed on National Public Radio's Fresh Air by Terry Gross. Klappentext This volume of the My People's Prayer Book series underscores the mystery of the twilight moments and the opportunity for insight that they bring. Zusammenfassung "The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul." This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today's world, and makes its power accessible to all. Vol. 9—Welcoming the Night: Minchah and Ma'ariv (Afternoon and Evening Prayer) features the authentic Hebrew text with a new translation designed to let people know exactly what the prayers say. Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries and to search for—and find—meaning in the prayer book. Framed with beautifully designed Talmud-style pages, commentaries from many of today's most respected Jewish scholars from all movements of Judaism examine Minchah and Ma’ariv from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives. Contributors include: Marc Brettler • Elliot N. Dorff • David Ellenson • Ellen Frankel • Alyssa Gray • Joel M. Hoffman • Lawrence A. Hoffman • Lawrence Kushner • Daniel Landes • Nehemia Polen Inhaltsverzeichnis About My People's Prayer Book Anxiety and Opportunity: The Mood of Nighttime Prayer Lawrence A. Hoffman Introduction to the Liturgy: The Shape of Minchah and Mäariv Lawrence A. Hoffman The Halakhic Status of Minchah and Mäariv Daniel Landes Introduction to the Commentaries: How to Look for Meaning in the Prayers Lawrence A. Hoffman The Liturgy 1. Mäariv (Weekday and Shabbat) A. Opening Verses I. Psalm 134 II. Miscellaneous Verses III. V¿hu Rachum ("He Is Merciful") B. The Sh¿ma and Its Blessings I. Blessing on Creation: Mäariv Aravim (¿Who Brings on Evening¿) II....
