The Book of Blessings is an extraordinary and deeply poetic re-creation of Jewish prayer that offers new blessings, poems, and meditations for Sabbath, holiday, and everyday observance. Steeped in dialogue with rabbinic tradition, it is for those who seek a more contemporary, egalitarian approach to traditional liturgy. " Falk] manages to create extraordinarily beautiful prayers--in Hebrew and English--that are both radically new and deeply resonant with Jewish tradition." --Judith Plaskow, The Women's Review of Books "Marcia Falk's work in Hebrew blessings is as beautiful as it is innovative; and it is innovative in the sweetest, most nourishing sense, sat urated in love for the language itself (its overtones and melodies as well as its deep structure), its history, its people. Even those who do not hear the traditional liturgies as exclusionary will respond to the meticulously flowering poet's passion of Marcia Falk's wholly original contribution." --Cynthia Ozick "A truly magisterial and exciting collection of brakhot . . . that invites us to re-encounter not only the blessing, but the Source of blessing. . . . Falk rekindles the flame of Jewish ardor and devotion." --Hadassah " Falk's] prayers are re-creations of traditional prayers, her versions striking in the beauty and power of their language, in English and Hebrew: this is a poet's siddur, full of profound meaning." --Sandee Brawarsky, Jewish Week

"Night of Beginnings reveals meanings beneath the surface of the Pesach ritual by recounting the full biblical story, uplifting the voices of the female characters, recreating new blessings that replace the patriarchal ones, and offering commentary and direction for discussion and prayer"--

Responsa from the Holocaust, Hebrew Edition, Volume 2. Hebrew name שאלות ותשובות ממעמקים, which translate as 'Responsa From the Depths'. Condition is VERY GOOD with some fading and very slight roughness only on the edge of the covers. This is the second of 5 volumes of this prestigious and extremely rare set of books dealing with the Rabbi's Responsa during the holocaust in Kovno ghetto, Lithuania, 1941 - 1945. There are essentially none of these books available on the internet, period.

In 5 parts. Part 1 offers parallel English & Hebrew blessings and prayers for home, synagoge, and other settings. Part 2 offers a psalm (poem) and a direction (essay) for each day between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Part 3 is parallel English & Hebrew blessings and prayers for Yom Kippur. Part 4 is a newly constructed non-hierarchical liturgy (Entering the Gates), and Part 5 is an essay about the newly constructed liturgy of part 4.

Taken from Browne's sermons delivered at her church, Society of Novus Spiritus, the prayers in this book were infused into her by her spirit guide, Francine, and by God.

A spiritual companion for those grieving infertility, pregnancy loss, or stillbirth, bringing solace from Jewish tradition. "This book begins where the others leave off. While the doctors do what they must do, when it is time for us to wait, or hope, or cry, or sleep, or pray, it is time for this book. The passages found within are drawn from the rich pool of spiritual responses that Judaism possesses. They reach out to us and embolden us to join our voices to the ancient prayers designed to get us through the night."--from the Introduction Enables those frustrated and pained in their attempts at parenthood to mourn the loss of a pregnancy or infertility through the prayers, rituals, and meditations of the Jewish tradition. This new edition--updated and expanded--includes guided questions and pages on which to add personal reflections of your own emotions and experiences along the path toward parenting.

The story of a group of Jewish women who journey to spirituality through community and ceremony.

Prayers are among the most personal and imaginative among Hittite texts. Rich in metaphors and similes, they provide the best insight into Hittite contemplative thinking and philosophy of life. In the face of grave illness, the death of a loved one, or an impending military catastrophe, those in crisis disregard the conventional rules of prudent phrasing and cry out from the bottom of their hearts for deliverance and for a better comprehension of their world. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

Women of Faith, renowned for their unique combination of personality and truth, offer fresh new messages in four new topical study guides in the popular Women of Faith Study Guide Series. Each study guide, teeming with insights and quotes from the conference speakers provides twelve weeks of Bible study and a leader's guide for small groups.

"Haggadah means "the telling." The escape from Egypt is the defining legend, the central drama of the Jews. Every nation coalesces around such an epic; its people project themselves into the story, aspire to the virtues of its heroes, and through periodic retelling or dramatization, transmit their values to the next generation. The traditional Haggadah offers a set of instructions for conducting the Passover service, interspersed with readings from the Bible, rabbinical commentaries, legends, prayers, hymns and children's songs. Written by men and addressing men, the traditional text has not historically offered much space for women to see themselves as fully involved in or spoken to by the powerful drama of human freedom articulated by the Haggadah. In Haggadah: A Celebration of Freedom, Martha Shelley brings a new vision to the traditional text."--Jacket.