{"product_id":"jewish-men-pray-words-of-yearning-praise-petition-gratitude-and-wonder-from-traditional-and-contemporary-sources-9781580236287","title":"Jewish Men Pray: Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer--to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary gathering of men--diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions--have convened in this collection to offer contemporary, compelling and personal prayers. The words published here are not the recitation of established liturgies, but the direct address of today's Jewish men to \u003cem\u003eha-Shomea Tefilla\u003c\/em\u003e, the Ancient One who has always heard, and who remains eager to receive, the prayers of our hearts.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Foreword by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of prayers celebrates the variety of ways Jewish men engage in personal dialogue with God--with words of praise, petition, joy, gratitude, wonder and even anger--from the ancient world up to our own day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from mystical, traditional, biblical, Talmudic, Hasidic and modern sources, these prayers will help you deepen your relationship with God and help guide your journey of self-discovery, healing and spiritual awareness. Together they provide a powerful and creative expression of Jewish men's inner lives, and the always revealing, sometimes painful, sometimes joyous--and often even practical--practice that prayer can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Men Pray\u003c\/em\u003e will challenge your preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire you to explore new ways of prayerful expression, new paths for finding the sacred in the ordinary and new possibilities for understanding the Jewish relationship with the Divine. This is a book to treasure and to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsrael Abrahams - Aharon of Karlin - Daniel S. Alexander - Alexandri (third century CE) - Bezalel Aloni - Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL - Rabbi Samuel Barth - Hillel Bavli (1893-1961) - Shye Ben-Tzur - Chaim Nachman Bialik (1873-1934) - Sheldon H. Blank (1896-1989) - Ben Zion Bokser (1907-1984) - Harold Braunstein - Daniel S. Brenner - Eliezer Bugatin - Shlomo Carlebach - (1925-1994) - Avraham Chalfi (1904-1980) - Rabbi Howard Cooper - Rabbi Menachem Creditor - Abraham Danziger (1748-1820) - Harry K. Danziger - Elazar (end of first century CE) - Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717-1787) - Dov Peretz Elkins - Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) - Morley T. Feinstein - Edward Feld - Adam D. Fisher - Ira Flax - Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021-1058) - Elihu Gevirtz - Jeffrey Goldwasser - James Stone Goodman - Rabbi Arthur Green - Sidney Greenberg (1917-2003) - Judah HaLevi (1075-1141) - Rabbi Jules Harlow - Rabbi Shai Held - Rabbi Hayim Herring - Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) - Lawrence A. Hoffman - Rabbi David A. Ingber - Rabbi Ben Kamin - Yehuda Karni (1884-1949) - Rabbi Paul J. Kipnes - Eliahu J. Klein - Cantor Jeffrey Klepper - Rabbi Michael Knopf - Harold Kohn - Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) - Rabbi Andy Koren - Rabbi Cary Kozberg - Rabbi Elliot Kukla - Rabbi Irwin Kula - Harold S. Kushner - Rabbi Lawrence Kushner - Rabbi Robert N. Levine - Rabbi Stan Levy - Immanuel Lubliner (1923-1997) - Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) - Mar the son of Rabina (fourth century) - Rabbi Craig Marantz - Danny Maseng - Daniel C. Matt - Hershel Jonah Matt (1922-1987) - Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenburger - Andrew Meit - Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler - Jay Michaelson - Rabbi James L. Mirel - Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) - Louis Newman - Dan Nichols - Reb Noson (1780-1844) - Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky - Rabbi Jesse Olitzky - Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky - Natan Ophir (Offenbacher) - Bachya ibn Pakuda (eleventh century) - Daniel F. Polish - Andrew Ramer - Avrom Reyzen (1876-1953) - Haim O. Rechnitzer - Rabbi Jack Riemer - Rabbi Albert Ringer - Rabbi Brant Rosen - James B. Rosenberg - Joel Rosenberg - Robert Saks - Jeffrey Salkin - Rabbi Neil Sandler - Zalman Schachter-Shalomi - Rabbi Robert Scheinberg - Harold M. Schulweis - Rabbi Arthur Segal - Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro - Rabbi Rick Sherwin - Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812) - Yaakov David Shulman - Danny Siegel - Rifat Sonsino - Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz - Chaim Stern (1930-2001) - Rabbi Arnold Stiebel - Rabbi Warren Stone - Rabbi Neil A. Tow - Roy A. Walter - Simkha Y. Weintraub - Rabbi David Wolpe - Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (1740-1809) - Hillel Zeitlin (1871-1942) - Rabbi Reuben Zellman - Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel - Rabbi Shawn Zevit - Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman - Rabbi Mishael Zion - Rabbi Raymond A. Zwerin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatlins, Stuart M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eStuart M. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatlins\u003c\/strong\u003e is founder, editor-in-chief and publisher of Jewish Lights Publishing and SkyLight Paths Publishing. Both imprints focus on religion and spirituality from a broad non-denominational perspective. He is author or editor of several books, including the best-selling \u003cem\u003eHow to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(SkyLight Paths); \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Exploring \u0026amp; Living a Spiritual Life \u003c\/em\u003e(Jewish Lights);\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Stranger's Guide to Wedding Ceremonies: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies; \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Perfect Stranger's Guide to Funerals and Grieving Practices: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(both SkyLight Paths).Stuart was the 2014 recipient of the Abraham Geiger Medal, an award recognizing outstanding service to religious pluralism, and the 2006 recipient of the American Jewish Distinguished Service Award, an annual presentation of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He was a member of the First Catholic\/Jewish Lay Conference at the Vatican in October 2007, an event under the auspices of the Interreligious Information Center.Among his many speaking appearances, Stuart has been the scholar-in-residence or guest lecturer at the National Funeral Director's Association convention, Temple Isaiah (Palm Springs, CA), The Jewish Center of the Hamptons (East Hampton, NY), Temple Sholom (Plainfield, NJ), Israel Congregation (Manchester, NH) and at the annual gatherings of the Jewish Community Centers Association and the Jewish Outreach Institute. He also has been a featured speaker or panel member at many Book Expo America conventions, and at the biennial Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College, as well as at churches and other conferences.Before publishing took over his life, he was a management consultant for over thirty years as a managing partner with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. and then heading his own consulting firm.He is the cofounder of an innovative synagogue in Woodstock, Vermont, with his wife, Antoinette Matlins, and served as lay spiritual leader for nineteen of its twenty-one years. He has served for over twenty years on the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and was chair of the Board of Overseers of its New York School. He is widely recognized as a leader in the spiritual transformation of Judaism in our time.Stuart is listed in \u003cem\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlitzky, Kerry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Kerry M. Olitzky\u003c\/strong\u003e, named one of the fifty leading rabbis in North America by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, is well known for his inspiring books that bring the Jewish wisdom tradition into everyday life. He is executive director of Big Tent Judaism, formerly Jewish Outreach Institute, and is author of many books on Jewish spirituality, healing and Jewish religious practice, including \u003cem\u003eMaking a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage: The Big Tent Judaism Guide to Opportunities, Challenges and Resources\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIntroducing My Faith and My Community: The Jewish Outreach Institute Guide for a Christian in a Jewish Interfaith Relationship\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Jewish Paths toward Healing and Wholeness: A Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwelve Jewish Steps to Recovery: A Personal Guide to Turning from Alcoholism \u0026amp; Other Addictions--Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex...\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Facing Cancer as a Family\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLife's Daily Blessings: Inspiring Reflections on Gratitude for Every Day, Based on Jewish Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e100 Blessings Every Day: Daily Twelve Step Recovery Affirmations, Exercises for Personal Growth and Renewal Reflecting Seasons of the Jewish Year\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRecovery from Codependance: A Jewish Twelve Step Guide to Healing Your Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGrandparenting Interfaith Grandchildren\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJewish Holidays: A Brief Introduction for Christians\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJewish Ritual: A Brief Introduction for Christians\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eRenewed Each Day, \u003c\/em\u003eVol. One\u003cem\u003e--Genesis and Exodus: Daily Twelve Step Recovery Meditations\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eRenewed Each Day, \u003c\/em\u003eVol. Two--\u003cem\u003eLeviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy: Daily Twelve Step Recovery Meditations Based on the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e and coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Rituals and Practices of a Jewish Life: A Handbook for Personal Spiritual Renewal\u003c\/em\u003e (all Jewish Lights).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Kerry M. 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