This third volume of the My People's Prayer Book series explores the rich content and meaning of the P'sukei D'zimrah, which sets the tone and prepares the way for the daily transition from secular routine to the sacred act of communal prayer.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
About My People's Prayer Book
Introduction To The Liturgy: Why The P¿sukei D¿zimrah?
Lawrence A. Hoffman
Prayer in the Bible and the Use of the Bible in Later Jewish Prayer
Marc Brettler
The Twofold Halakhic Status of P¿sukei D¿zimrah
Daniel Landes
P¿sukei D¿zimrah and the Problem of Length in Modern Prayer Books
David Ellenson
Ashre: Psalm 145 and Its Rhetorical Structure
Reuven Kimelman
Introduction to the Commentaries: How to Look for Meaning in the Prayers
Lawrence A. Hoffman
The Liturgy
1. Opening Blessing: Barukh She¿amar
("Blessed Is the One by Whose Speech¿")
2. Biblical Interlude I: Medieval Additions
A. 1 Chronicles 16:8¿36
B. Mixture of Psalm Verses
C. Psalm 100
D. Mixture of Biblical Verses
3. The Daily Hallel (Hallel Sheb¿khol Yom): Psalms 145¿150
A. Psalm 145 (Ashre)
B. Psalm 146
C. Psalm 147
D. Psalm 148
E. Psalm 149
F. Psalm 150
4. Biblical Interlude Ii: Medieval Additions
A. Mixture of Psalm Verses
B. 1 Chronicles 29:10¿13
C. Nehemiah 9:6¿11
D. Shirat Hayam (¿Song Of The Seä [Exodus 14:30¿15:18])
5. Closing Blessing: Yishtabach
(¿The Blessing Of Song¿ [Birkat Hashir])
About the Commentators
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
