Paths of Faith: The New Jewish Prayer Book for Synagogue and Home : For Weekdays, Shabbat, Festivals & Other Occasions

by Stern, Chaim

• ISBN13: 9781561719334
• ISBN10: 1561719331
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Spi Books

Summary

This historic, gender-sensitive prayer book includes the most comprehensive transliteration of any prayer book in the Reform movement.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. v
Chaimstern: A Tribute	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Beginning to Worship
Reflections: On Prayer	p. 3
Spiritual Life	p. 6
Life in the World	p. 7
Songs	p. 8
Opening Prayers	p. 12
Weekday Services
Weekday Evening Service	p. 13
Tallit, Tefillin	p. 21
Weekday Morning Service	p. 22
Daily Psalms	p. 27
Weekday Afternoon Service	p. 40
Weekday Tefilah	p. 44
Shabbat Evening Service
Kabbalat Shabbat 1	p. 62
Kabbalat Shabbat 2	p. 72
Kabbalat Shabbat 3	p. 77
Kabbalat Shabbat 4	p. 83
Bar'chu	p. 89
Shabbat Morning Service
Birchot ha-Shachar 1	p. 105
Birchot ha-Shachar 2	p. 125
Birchot ha-Shachar 3	p. 126
Birchot ha-Shachar 4	p. 129
Bar'chu	p. 133
Shabbat and Yom Tov Afternoon Service	p. 151
Reading of the Torah
Shabbat	p. 168
Shabbat or Weekdays	p. 169
Prayers Offered After the Reading of Torah
Mi Shebeirach	p. 175
Birkat ha-Chodesh	p. 177
Prayers for Our Communities	p. 178
S'firat ha-Omer	p. 179
Birkat Gomeil	p. 180
Betrothal	p. 181
Yom Tov Evening Service	p. 184
Yom Tov Morning Service	p. 211
Hallel	p. 237
Reading of the Torah for Yom Tov	p. 246
Reading of the Torah for Simchat Torah	p. 248
Yizkor	p. 259
Tefilah for Special Sabbaths: Shabbat Shuvah, Chol Ha-Moeid, and Rosh Chodesh	p. 266
Concluding Prayers
Aleinu	p. 280
or	p. 282
Mourner's Kaddish	p. 286
Prayers and Readings for Various Occasions
Kiddush for Shabbat and Yom Tov	p. 288
Havdalah for Shabbat	p. 294
Havdalah for Yom Tov	p. 297
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prayers	p. 298
Shabbat Before Purim	p. 299
Shabbat Before Yom ha-Shoah	p. 300
Shabbat Before Yom ha-Atzmaut	p. 301
Yom ha-Shoah	p. 303
Yom ha-Atzmaut	p. 308
Tishah B'Av	p. 313
Shabbat before Chanukah	p. 318
Chanukah	p. 319
Shabbat Before Tu Bi-Sh'vat	p. 321
Additional Readings for Reflection and Study
From Pirke Avot and Commentaries	p. 322
Reflections for Troubled Hours	p. 341
Looking at Ourselves	p. 347
Looking for God	p. 352
Selected Psalms	p. 358
Prayers for Healing	p. 376
Blessings for Synagogue and Home
Sleeping and Waking	p. 379
Food: Giving Thanks for Food	p. 381
Birkat HaMazon (Short)	p. 382
Birkat HaMazon	p. 387
When Not Eating a Full Meal	p. 397
Blessings for Various Occasions: For a World of Wonders	p. 398
Before Performing a Mitzvah	p. 400
For Various Events	p. 401
Additional Blessings	p. 403
Songs	p. 406
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