My People's Prayer Book Vol 10 - Annotated by Lawrence A Hoffman (Paperback)

About the Book

This volume of the My People's Prayer Book series celebrates Shabbat morning and guides us to a new understanding of this day of rest, memory and joy.

Book Synopsis

This volume of the My People's Prayer Book series celebrates Shabbat morning and guides us to a new understanding of this day of rest, memory and joy.

Review Quotes

"A remarkable collection.... An empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times.... A virtual pantheon of liturgical and historical scholars help make the ancient siddur come alive and show us its beauty, splendor and majesty. For every Jew and non-Jew who wants to fathom the mysteries of Jewish prayer."
-Jewish Media Review

"Creative.... An excellent resource for both teachers and students ... or personal growth."
-Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter

About the Author

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.