The My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, Volume 2: The Amidah »

My People's Prayer Book provides 9 diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today's most respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world. They explore the text from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, medieval, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.

With seven volumes published semiannually until completion of the series, My People's Prayer Book will provide a new translation of the authentic Hebrew prayer book text with commentaries for the daily and Shabbat liturgy.

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. The My People's Prayer Book series belongs on the library shelf of every home, every synagogue-every sanctuary of prayer.

Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries, to search for-and find-meaning in the prayer book.

Accented with beautifully designed Talmud-style pages, Vol. 1-The Sh'ma and Its Blessings examines the oldest and best-known of Jewish prayers.

Commentaries from 10 of today's most respected Jewish scholars from all movements of Judaism explore the Sh'ma and Its Blessings.

Contributors include:

• Marc Brettler * Our Biblical Heritage
• Elliot N. Dorff * Theological Reflections
• Susan L. Einbinder * Medieval Wisdom
• David Ellenson * How the Modern Prayer Book Evolved
• Joel M. Hoffman * What the Prayers Really Say
• Lawrence A. Hoffman * Origins of the Liturgy
• Lawrence Kushner and Nehemia Polen * Chasidic and Mystical Perspectives
• Daniel Landes * The Halakhah of Prayer
• Judith Plaskow * Feminist Theology