Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf (Morning and Additional Services), Vol. 10 »

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. 10-Shabbat Morning: Shacharit and Musaf (Morning and Additional Services) 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 Shacharit and Musaf from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.

About My People's Prayer Book     vii
Introduction to the Liturgy: Shabbat Morning   Lawrence A. Hoffman     1
From Amidah to Amidah: The Flow of Shabbat Time   Gordon Tucker     12
Introduction to the Commentaries: How to Look for Meaning in the Prayers   Lawrence A. Hoffman     16
The Liturgy
("Morning Service")     22
("Verses of Song"): Morning "Warm-up" Prayers     22
Psalm 136     22
("The Blessing of Song"): Closing Blessing for P'sukei D'zimrah     41
("The Breath of Every Living Being")     41
("Let [Your Name] Be Praised")     43
("The Sh'ma and Its Blessings"): Talking about God     69
("Blessing on Creation")     69
("All Will Gratefully Acknowledge You")     69
("God, Master [of All Creation]")     79
("To God Who Rested")     87
("Standing" Prayer): Talking to God     93
("Sanctification of [God's] Name"): Declaring God's Holiness     93
("Sanctification of the Day"): Declaring Sabbath Holiness     105
("Additional Service")     119
("Standing" Prayer): Talking to God     119
("Sanctification of [God's] Name"): Declaring God's Holiness     119
("Sanctification of the Day"): Declaring Sabbath Holiness     132
("Sanctification of the Day"): If Shabbat Falls on Rosh Ghodesh (the New Moon)     146
Concluding Prayers     155
("There Is None Like Our God")     155
List of Levitical Psalms and Lessons on Study and Peace     162
List of Levitical Psalms     162
Lessons on Study and Peace     162
("Song of Glory")     177
About the Contributors     194
List of Abbreviations     199
Glossary     200