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Jewish men pray : words of yearning, praise, petition, gratitiude and wonder from traditional and comtemporary sources / edited by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Stuart M. Matlins; foreword by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL

Olitzky, Kerry M. [editor of compilation.] ; Matlins, Stuart M. [editor of compilation.]

Englisch

Woodstock, Vermont : Jewish Lights Publishing, [2013]

xxiv, 364 pages ; 19 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-349) and indexes

978-1-58023-628-7

Part I. The purpose of prayer in Judaism and its structure: praise, petition, and more. Becoming a prayerful personDoes God hear prayer? -- Tefillah/script -- Prayer as art -- The essence of prayer in Jewish tradition -- Prayer -- Who can't pray -- Part II. Words from the heart. Yearning for God -- Guidance for how to live -- A man's role -- Our physical lives -- Grief -- Protection -- Gratitude -- Legacy.

*Gebet / Judentum

*Prayer -- Judaism

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BM669

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: [23] 296.4/5