Prayerbooks/ Liturgy
Ed Feld, editor
List price: $44.00
ISBN 9780916219468
Pages 468 hc
Large Print is available for $66.00
Mahzor Lev Shalem has sold over 120,000 copies. Lev Shalem seeks to embrace the diverse backgrounds and expectations in each of our communities and open doors for every congregant. For the congregant who is familiar with the t’fillah, the mahzor’s running commentary presents both a historical overview and insight into the meaning of prayers. For the congregant who doesn’t know Hebrew, the English translations are close to the meaning of the original and the transliterations are plentiful. For the seeker who comes to services looking for meaning and direction, the mahzor’s rich assortment of readings includes classic piyyutim that appear in Conservative publications for the first time; Hasidic stories and reflections; and quotes from Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber, contemporary Israeli and American poets, and leading rabbis in the Conservative movement and beyond. And with abundant readings that focus on spiritual issues and tikkun olam,Mahzor Lev Shalem speaks to the contemporary concerns of our congregants. The book represents the best of the Conservative movement—the classical and the contemporary, the historical and the spiritual; it promises to be inspiring and relevant for years to come.
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Reuven Hammer
List price: $40.00
ISBN 9780916219383
Pages 360 hc
25 or more $35.00
With the publication of Or Hadash: A Commentary on Sim Shalom for Weekdays, Rabbi Reuven Hammer brings to completion his monumental work on the Jewish prayerbook. Together with the first volume, published five years ago, he has produced a unique work: the first complete English language commentary on all the prayers for the services of Shabbat, Festivals and Weekdays. These volumes include material on the history of all the prayers, a phrase-by-phrase commentary, a linguistic, literary and theological explanation of their structure and meaning as well as interpretations meant to make them relevant for the modern worshipper. The words of Louis Jacobs concerning Hammer's earlier work on liturgy,Entering Jewish Prayer, apply to this commentary as well - "Reuven Hammer has achieved brilliantly and with great success what many had thought impossible - an inspirational guide to Jewish devotion wedded to impeccable scholarship."
Reuven Hammer
List price: $45.00
ISBN 0916219208
Pages 360 hc
25 or more $37.50
Features scholarly commentary by Reuven Hammer; supplementary material from a variety of classical and contemporary sources; introductory material explaining the history, structure, and meaning of prayers and services; and commentary on Pirke Avot by Judah Goldin.
“Reuven Hammer's comprehensive commentary on the siddur is such a welcome addition to Conservative Jewish liturgy. It recognizes the difference between understanding the words of a prayer and understanding the prayer. Rather than simply translating, it explains the meaning and purpose of the prayer in its context – its history, theology, and relationship to the prayers around it. More than telling us what we are saying, it guides us to understand why we are praying these words.” – Harold Kushner.
Reuven Hammer
(Travel Edition)
List price: $22.00
ISBN 0916219291
Pages 360 pb
Ideal for travel and personal use.
Leonard Cahan, chair,
Editorial Committee
List price: $25.00
ISBN 091621913S
Pages 912 hc
The original Siddur Sim Shalom is the first comprehensive siddur published for the Conservative movement. This new edition of Siddur Sim Shalom has become a popular classic for thousands of Conservative Jews. The prayerbook contains sections on Shabbat and holiday home rituals and an easy-to-follow format. Innovations include the optional Amidah text which includes the matriarchs, liturgical works celebrating the existence of the State of Israel, readings for Holocaust commemoration, and an expanded supplementary reading section featuring works by both rabbinic scholars and contemporary Jewish thinkers.
List price: $15.00
10 or more: $12:00
Pages 1024 pb
Ideal for travel and personal use.
Avram Reisner, chair,
Editorial Committee
List price: $25.00
ISBN 0916219143
25 or more: $18:00
Pages 353 hc
Complete weekday service with Torah Reading, inspirational readings, and services for the home. Includes new material for special occasions and commemorations: Hanukkah, Purim, Yom Ha-shoah, and Yom Ha'atzma'ut.
Jules Harlow, editor
(out of print)
ISBN 09552546
Pages 816 hc
A translation in modern English for meaningful devotional use by contemporary Jews. Explanatory notes and guides to the liturgy with new Hebrew texts within a handsome volume. Includes selections from ancient and modern sources and a liturgical meditation on the Holocaust incorporated into the Martyrology. Revised edition.
Avigdor Shinan
Jules Harlow, translator
single copy: $7.00
25-29 copies: $5.50
50-99 copies: $5.00
100 or more: $4.25
Pages 68 pb
This powerful liturgical text was created to be read on Yom ha-Shoah. The text contains six chapters in memory of the Six Million; some of the chapters are designed to be chanted using the cantillation of the scroll of Eikhah. A project of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and the Rabbinical Assembly.
Jeffrey Hoffman, editor
David Lincoln, chair, Editorial Committee
List price: $19.95
50 or more: $12.00
ISBN 0916219216
Pages 398 pb
The full siddur contains the complete service and readings for erev Tishah B'Av, and for Tishah B'Av day.
Both editions contain the full text of Eikhah, selected kinot with commentary, poetry, songs, as well as interpretive essays by Ismar Schorsch, Robert Scheinberg, and Gershon Schwartz, z"l.
Jeffrey Hoffman, editor
David Lincoln, chair, Editorial Committee
List price: $12.00
50 or more: $8.00 ISBN 0916219240
Pages 210 pb
This edition contains the service and readings for erev Tishah B'Av (Ma'ariv, Eikhah, Kinot) and Torah readings/haftarot for Tishah B'Av day.
Both editions contain the full text of Eikhah, selected kinot with commentary, poetry, songs, as well as interpretive essays by Ismar Schorsch, Robert Scheinberg, and Gershon Schwartz, z"l.
Jules Harlow, editor
List price: $12.00
ISBN 09552510
Pages 328 hc
pb $9.00
A guide for the mourner, including explanations of mourning rituals, inspirational reflections, traditional sources, and an essay on the psychology of grief. Contains the complete morning, afternoon, and evening services, in Hebrew and English, for the house of mourning. Revised edition.
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