David R. Blumenthal

Keeping God at the Center

Contemplating and Using the Prayerbook

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Produktbeschreibung

Keeping God at the Center is informative as well as instructional. It contains four kinds of teaching: first, insights derived from pondering the meaning of selected phrases and prayers from the traditional liturgy; second: four chapters on the personalist theology behind traditional Jewish prayer; third, meditations on the liturgy and clear instructions on how to pray certain prayers; and, fourth, instructions on how to pray certain prayers mystically. Both those well-acquainted with the prayerbook and those completely unfamiliar with it will be able to derive benefit from this book. It is a continuation of the main themes of Blumenthal's earlier work in Jewish spirituality, theology, and mysticism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780761867364
• ISBN-10: 0761867368
• Artikelnr.: 44677253

Autorenporträt

David R. Blumenthal is the Jay and Leslie Cohen Professor of Judaic Studies at Emory University. His key works include: Understanding Jewish Mysticism (2 vols.), God at the Center, Facing the Abusing God: A Theology of Protest, The Banality of Good and Evil: Moral Lessons from the Shoah and Jewish Tradition, and Philosophic Mysticism: Essays in Rational Religion. He is the subject of David R. Blumenthal: Living with God and Humanity.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Remembering Writing Thank You INSIGHTS Studying and Listening
to the Prayerbook Study and Consciousness Mapping the Siddur Chart of the
Order of Service From the Daily Liturgy The Introductory Prayers for the
Morning Liturgy "Do Not Bring Us to Temptation or to Humiliation" "Remember
the Akeda" "Fear of God, in Secret and in Public" "Acknowledge the Truth,
and Speak Truth in One's Heart" The Nusah ha-Tefilla, the Core Prayers, for
the Morning Liturgy "Bless the Lord Who Is Blessed" (Bar'khu) "Lord of Our
Strength, Rock of Our Fortress" "Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts"
"Cause Our Eyes to Sparkle With Your Torah" "Hear, Oh Israel, the Lord Our
God, the Lord is One" (Sh'ma) "And You Shall Love the Lord, Your God, With
All Your Heart" "If You Loyally Obey All My Commandments" "Straying After
Your Hearts and Your Eyes" "He Protects, He Resurrects" (Amida) "He Is
Holy" "Knowledge, Repentance, Confession, Healing, and Blessing" "Justice,
Grace, and Fair Judgment" "Enemies, Saints, and the Israel Defense Forces"
"We Acknowledge that You are . . . And We Thank You for . . . " "The Good
One . . . The Compassionate One . . . " "Grant Peace, Goodness, and
Blessing" After the Nusah ha-Tefilla for the Morning Liturgy "Oh, One Who
Is Appeased Through Compassion and One Who Is Reconciled by Pleading!"
"Indeed, We Do Not Know What to Do, for Our Eyes Are Upon You" "May God
Heal the Sick" "So That We Not Strive for Nothing or Be Born to Futility"
"Kaddish"-History "Kaddish"-for Mourners From Elsewhere in the Daily
Liturgy "Indeed, in Your Hand Are the Souls of the Living and the Dead"
(Evening Liturgy) "The King Who Personally Will Always Reign Over Us"
(Evening Liturgy) "Salvation and Consolation" (Grace After Meals) From the
Shabbat Liturgy "Shalom Aleichem-Peace Unto You, Oh Angels" "Wondrous Power
and Faithfulness" "Our Limbs Will Give Thanks, Bless, Praise . . ." "There
Is None Like You" "The Reading of the Torah and Haftarah" "We Will Do and
We Will Sacrifice" From the Holiday Liturgy "You Have Chosen Us from All
the Peoples" "Give Thanks Unto the Lord, for His Loving-Kindness Endures
Forever" (Hallel) "Please, Lord, Save, Please" "As You Saved Yourself, Save
Us Now" "In the Beginning, God Created Heaven and Earth" From the High
Holiday Liturgy "Selihot / Penitential Prayers" "Selihot Litanies and
Aramaic Prose Prayers" "Lord, Lord, God of Compassion" "Our Father, Our
King" "Put Fear of You into All Your Works" (Rosh Ha-Shana) "In the Book of
Life" "Hannah's Prayer" "Jeremiah's Comfort" "Who Has Commanded Us to Sound
the Shofar" "Kol Nidrei" (Yom Kippur) "I Have Sinned, Transgressed, and
Rebelled" "Forgive Us. Forgo Our Debts. Grant Us Atonement." Epilogue:
"Praying Next to a Survivor" THOUGHTS Talking About God Introduction
Complexity Talking About God in the Jewish Tradition Personality
Introduction Six Personalist Attributes of God Holiness What is Holiness?
Overlap Relating to Holiness Texts of Holiness Morality Religion and
Morality Overlap Texts of Morality Talking About God, Revisited Two Images
How to Talk About God How to Be a Theologian MEDITATIONS Praying the
Prayerbook Introduction Kavvana: The Art of Jewish Prayer An Introductory
Meditation Multiple Consciousness As a Way of Prayer Reciting Psalm 118:25
With Kavvana: An Example Kavvana: Three Traditional Sources Leading Prayer
A Flaming Heart Law and Spirituality Kavvana: How to Pray in a Jewish Way
Some Initial Practical Advice More Practical Advice A Last Bit of Practical
Advice Using the Siddur Ways to Recite the Bar'khu Ways to Recite the Sh'ma
Ways to Recite the Sh'ma: The Traditional Sources Ways to Recite the Amida
(Part One) Ways to Recite the Amida (Part Two) Ways to Recite the Ashrei
Ways to Recite the Kaddish How to How to Bless Your Children How to Light
the Shabbat Candles and Make Kiddush How to Sing a Song to God How to
Confess One's Sins (Vidui) How to Be Angry With God A Jewish "Mandala"
MYSTICAL MEDITATIONS Praying the Prayerbook Mystically On the Difference
Between Jewish Spirituality and Jewish Mysticism A Bit of Advice A
Different Theology Introduction The Ten Sefirot Understanding the Realm of
the Ten Sefirot The Sefirotic Tree A Reading from the Zohar Sacrifice,
Prayer, and the Heavenly Union Interpretation Reciting Prayers with Zoharic
Kavvana Reciting Lekha Adonay Ha-Gedula Reciting Barukh She-'Amar Reciting
Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh Reciting Sh'ma Reciting the Amida Reciting the
Priestly Blessing A Closing Meditation: "Who Am I?" Index Bibliography