ENTERING JEWISH PRAYER

This is much more than a "how-to" guide; Rabbi Hammer here deals with thebasic issues in prayer, the historical compilation of the Siddur, and theorchestration of the daily, Sabbath, and festival prayers. The themes ofspecial prayers, such as the Blessing After Meals and the Kaddish areexplained lucidly. This book makes one aware of the essential experienceof making prayer a vital part of one's life. A nice feature is that itexplains differences between the liturgy of each of the Jewish movementsprayerbooks.