This volume of the My People's Prayer Book series unfolds the many layers of meaning in the ritual and prayers surrounding the communal reading of Torah.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
About My People's Prayer Book
Introduction to the Liturgy: The Reading of Torah Retelling the Jewish Story in the Shadow of Sinai
Lawrence A. Hoffman
Celebrating the Presence of the Torah: The History and Meaning of Reading Torah
Ruth Langer
The Theory and Halakhah of Reading Torah
Daniel Landes
Introduction to the Commentaries: How to Look for Meaning in the Prayers
Lawrence A. Hoffman
The Liturgy
1. Introduction: Removing the Torah from the Ark
A. Setting the Stage: On One Hand, God's Greatness
I. "There is No God Like You" (Ein Kamokha)
II. "Father of Mercy" (Av Harachamim)
III. With the Moving of the Ark (Vay hi Binso a Häaron)
B. Setting the Stage: On the Other Hand, God s Mercy
I. The Thirteen Attributes (Adonai, Adonai)
II. May the Words of My Mouth (Yihyu L ratson)
III. I Offer My Prayer (Väani T fillati)
C. Setting the Stage: Kabbalistic Insertion on God s Greatness and God s Mercy
I. Blessed Is the Name (B rikh Sh meih)
D. Affirming God While Taking the Torah
I. Hear O Israel (Sh ma Yisräel)
II. Our God Is One (Echad Eloheinu)
III. Proclaim Adonai s Greatness (Gadlu)
E. The Hakafah: Taking the Torah to The Reader s Stand: Greatness, Power, Glory ... Are Yours (L kha Adonai)
2. Reading Torah: The Aliyot
A. Summoning the Aliyot: May He Help, Shield, and Save (Väazor V yagen)
B. Blessings over Torah
C. Special Cases (Deliverance from Danger, Bar/Bat Mitzvah)
D. May the One Who Blessed (Mi Sheberakh)
E. Concluding Affirmation of Torah: This Is the Torah (V zot Hatorah)
3. Haftarah Blessings
A. Blessing Before
B. Blessings After
4. Prayers For The Community
A. For Those of Antiquity: May Salvation Arise (Y kum Purkan)
B. For the Community Today
I. May Salvation Arise (Y kum Purkan)
II. May the One Who Blessed (Mi Sheberakh)
C. For the Government: The One Who Grants Salvation (Honoten T shuah)
D. For a Month Of Blessing: Blessing of the New Moon (Birkat Hachodesh)
E. For Our Martyrs: In His Great Mercy, May the Father Of Mercy (Av Harachamim)
5. Concluding Prayers: Returning the Torah to the Ark
A. Rejoicing in Torah: Happy Is the One (Ashre)
B. Israel s Praise of God
I. Let Them Praise (Y hal lu)
II. His Majesty Is Above (Hodo Al Erets)
C. The Universe s Praise of God (Psalm 29): David s Psalm (Mizmor L david)
D. And With Its Resting (U v nuchoh Yomar)
About the Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
