RE: [ha-Safran]: Prayerbook history and commentary
I suggest the following: My Prayer by Nissan Mindel (commentary) Jewish Liturgy by Isamr Elbogen (history) The World of Prayer by Elie Munk (commentary) A Guide to Jewish Prayer by Adin Steinsaltz (both) To Pray as A Jew by Hayyim Halevi Donin (commentary) Jewish Liturgy by Raphael Posner et al. (history) Shimon Vogel AJ Heschel High School New York Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Prayerbook history and commentary
Dear Colleagues-- Thank you very much for your kind and helpful replies to my inquiry for suggestions on reading for my patron on the history and content of the classical Jewish prayers. For the convenience of all, here is a complete list of those titles suggested so far. Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arzt, Max. Justice and mercy: commentary on the liturgy of the New Year and the Day of Atonement. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. Donin, Hayim Halevy. To pray as a Jew: a guide to the prayer book and the synagogue service. New York: Basic Books, c1980. Elbogen, Ismar, 1874-1943; translated by Raymond P. Scheindlin. Jewish liturgy: a comprehensive history. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society; New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1993. Hammer, Reuven. Entering Jewish prayer: a guide to personal devotion and the worship service. New York: Schocken Books, 1994 Millgram, Abraham Ezra, 1901- Jewish worship. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1971. Munk, Elie. The world of prayer: commentary and translation of the Siddur; [translated by Henry Biberfeld in collaboration with Leonard Oschry; new edition edited by Michael Plotkin]. Jerusalem; New York: Feldheim Publishers, c2007. My people's prayer book: traditional prayers, modern commentaries. Edited and with .introductions by Lawrence A. Hoffman. Woodstock, Vt.: Jewish Lights Pub., 1997- 10 v. Reif, Stefan C., 1944- Judaism and Hebrew prayer: new perspectives on Jewish liturgical history. Cambridge; New York, NY, US: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Rosenberg, Arnold. Jewish Liturgy as a Spiritual System. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, c1997. Schonfield, Jeremy. Undercurrents of Jewish Prayer. Oxford; Portland, OR: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2006. Steinsaltz, Adin. A guide to Jewish prayer. New York: Schocken Books, c2000. Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Prayerbook history and commentary
How about My People's Prayerbook (Minhag Ami), edited by Lawrence Hoffman and published by Jewish Lights? Bivrachah Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 2598 (Internal ext. 32598) Fax: +44 (0) 20 7679 7373 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **Please do not print this e-mail unless it is absolutely essential to do so** Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Prayerbook history and commentary
Dear Colleagues-- I am in need of a few suggestions of English titles on the history and content of the classical Jewish prayers that I may recommend to an educated adult patron (non-Jewish) who is literate in matters generally religious and theological but not specifically Jewish. I have spent some time doing subject searches on "Judaism -- Liturgy (LC classification)" and variations, but everything I can find or everything of which I am aware is either too technical on the one hand or not scholarly enough on the other. Any assistance you may be able to provide would be most welcome. Thanks much, Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org