Siddurim

01/02/2012

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My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries : The Sh'ma and Its Blessings by Lawrence A. Hoffman (Editor) 

The Amidah : Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (My People's Prayer Book) by Lawrence A. Hoffman (Editor), Elliot N. Dorff (Contributor), Marcia Falk (Contributor) 

My People's Prayer Book; Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, Volume 3: P'Sukeid'zimrah (Morning Psalms) by Lawrence A. Hoffman(Editor) 

The Complete Artscroll Siddur by Rabbi Nosson Scherman in paperbackor hardcover

Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays : A Gender Sensitive Prayerbook - Chiam Stern / Hardcover / Published 1996 

Gates of Prayer: The New Union Prayer by Chaim Stern, Published 1975 
 
 
The Torah : A Modern Commentary - W. Gunther Plaut; Hardcover 

The Stone Edition Tanach - (The Artscroll ) - Nosson Scherman 

The Five Books of Moses Everett Fox / Hardcover / Published 1996

Torah a Modern Commentary : Deuteronomy Vol 5 - W. Gunther Plaut; Hardcover 

The Haftarah Commentary - W. Gunther Plaut, et al / Hardcover / Published 1996
 
 
The following four books were recommended by Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie as part of his UAHC Jewish Literacy Initiatives:

The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel 

Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses by Rifat Sonsino and Daniel B. Syme 

As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg 

Jewish Power: Inside the American Jewish Establishment by J. J. Goldberg
 
 
The Art of Blessing the Day : Poems With a Jewish Theme by Marge Piercy About Marge Piercy's collection of her old and new poems that celebrate the Jewish experience, the poet Lyn Lifshin writes: "The Art of Blessing the Day is an exquisite book. The whole collection is strong, passionate, and poignant, but the mother and daughter poems, fierce and emotional, with their intense ambivalence, pain and joy, themes of separation and reconnecting, are among the very strongest about that difficult relationship. 

The Last Kabbalsit of Lisbon, (Richard Zimler, author) an historical fiction book. Based on the pre-inquisition years of the Jews of Lisbon, it traces a young Kabbalist in his search for his uncle's killers. This, against the backdrop of the Lisbon riots in which tens of thousands of Jew were killed. 

Book of Blessings : A New Prayer Book for the Weekdays, the Sabbath, and the New Moon Festival by Marcia Falk 

Gates of Song by C. Davidson.  The CD for this isn't available from amazon but can be ordered directly from the publisher Transcontinental Music Publication 

The Book of Letters : A Mystical Alef-Bait by Lawrence Kushner 

Who is a Jew? Conversations, Not Conclusions by Meryl Hyman 

Entering the High Holy Days : A Guide to the Origins, Themes, and Prayers by Reuven Hammer 

Virtual Field Trips by Gail Cooper, Garry Cooper. A resource guide for parents and teachers for places on the web K-12 kids can go - written by Oak Park Temple member Garry Cooper.