Prayer and Penitence: A Commentary to the High Holy Day Machzor

by Jeffrey M. Cohen

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568210469
• ISBN13: 9781568210469
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Describes every prayer and component of the High Holidays

This book explains the Yamim Noraim, the High Holy Days of the Jewish calendar, and the Machzor, the special siddur used at this time of year. This book is especially important to have, as people often find that the Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kipur prayers and observances are not as meaningful as they would like. Once read, this books will change your way of viewing the High Holy Days, and will make the services both meaningful and spiritual. This book describes on every prayer in each prayer service including Shacharit (morning), Musaf (additional service), Minchah (afternoon), Maariv (evening), Tashlikh (ceremony of casting away sins), Selichot (penitential prayers), Yizkor (the Memorial of the Departed), and Neilah ("the closing of the gates"). For each prayer, it explains their historical and spiritual meaning within the context of the High Holy Days. The result is a popular companion to the High Holy Day prayer book, that can be enjoyed by people from Orthodox, Reform or Conservative backgrounds.