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To Pray as a Jew
- Author
- Hayim H. Donin
- Narrator
- Josh Bloomberg
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 25 August 2026
- Run Time
- 13 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin guides readers of To Pray as a Jew through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer.
Unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant, To Pray as a Jew is intended to show the way, to enlighten, and hopefully to inspire.
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"A lucid and sensitive guide for those who would like to pray Jewishly but don't know how....A boon to both Jewish teachers and laymen." —Hadassah Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Hayim H. Donin
- Narrator
- Josh Bloomberg
- Duration
- 13 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9781668658420
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Comparative religion, Religion: general, Psychology, Literature: history and criticism, Social groups: religious groups and communities
Synopsis
A distinguished guide to Jewish prayer Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin guides readers of To Pray as a Jew through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer. Unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant, To Pray as a Jew is intended to show the way, to enlighten, and hopefully to inspire.
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