My People's Prayer Book Vol 9 - Annotated by Lawrence A Hoffman (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"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

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.