All These Vows-Kol Nidre (Prayers of Awe)

All These Vows-Kol Nidre (Prayers of Awe)

The most memorable prayer of the Jewish New Yearâ€”
what it means, why we sing it, and the secret of its magical appeal.

Through a series of lively commentaries, over thirty contributorsâ€”men and women, scholars and rabbis, artists and poets, spanning three continents and all major Jewish denominationsâ€”examine Kol Nidreâ€™s theology, usage, and deeply personal impact. They trace the actual history of the prayer and attempt through the ages to emend it, downplay it and even do away with itâ€”all in vain. They explore why Kol Nidre remains an annual liturgical highlight that is regularly attended even by Jews who disbelieve everything the prayer says.

Prayers of Awe
A multi-volume series designed to explore the High Holy Day liturgy and enrich the praying experience for everyoneâ€”whether experienced worshipers or guests who encounter Jewish prayer for the very first time.

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD, has served for more than three decades as professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union Collegeâ€”Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He is a world-renowned liturgist and holder of the Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair in Liturgy, Worship and Ritual. His work combines research in Jewish ritual, worship and spirituality with a passion for the spiritual renewal of contemporary Judaism.
He has written and edited many books, including Who by Fire, Who by Waterâ€”Unâ€™taneh Tokef, the first volume in the Prayers of Awe Series; My Peopleâ€™s Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and he is coeditor of My Peopleâ€™s Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.

Rabbi Hoffman is a developer of Synagogue 3000, a transdenominational project designed to envision and implement the ideal synagogue of the spirit for the twenty-first century.

Country	USA
Author	Hoffman Rabbi Lawrence A.
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9781580234955
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Jewish Lights Publishing
Manufacturer	Jewish Lights Publishing
NumberOfPages	282
PublicationDate	2011-08-12
Publisher	Jewish Lights Publishing
ReleaseDate	2011-08-12
Studio	Jewish Lights Publishing

All These Vows-Kol Nidre (Prayers of Awe)

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