Lawrence A. Hoffman is Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor of Liturgy, Worship, and Ritual and director of the Synagogue 2000 Initiative for synagogue spirituality, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York.
35 Ebooks by Lawrence A. Hoffman
Paul F. Bradshaw & Lawrence A. Hoffman: Passover and Easter
Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively the most important festivals of the year. Although sharing a common root, the feasts have developed in quite distinct ways in the t …
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€30.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman & Janet R. Walton: Sacred Sound and Social Change
Teachers, students, composers, performers, and other practitioners of sacred sound will appreciate this volume because, unlike any book currently available on sacred music, it treats the history, …
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€35.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: Who By Fire, Who By Water
The most controversial prayer of the Jewish New Year—what it means, who wrote it, why we say it.
Over forty contributors who span three continents and all major Jewish denominations examine Un’tane …
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€21.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: All These Vows
The most memorable prayer of the Jewish New Year—what it means, why we sing it, and the secret of its magical appeal.
Through a series of lively commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: The Way Into Jewish Mystical Tradition
An accessible introduction to the concepts of Jewish mysticism, their religious and spiritual significance, and how they relate to our lives.
The Way Into Jewish Mystical Tradition allows us to exp …
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€20.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: The Way Into Jewish Prayer
An accessible introduction to the reasons for and the ways of Jewish prayer.
The Way Into Jewish Prayer helps us to explore the reasons for and the ways of Jewish prayer. It opens the door to 3, 00 …
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€20.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: Israel—A Spiritual Travel Guide (2nd Edition)
Be spiritually prepared for your journey in Israel.
The only travel guide to Israel that will help you to prepare spiritually for your visit. Combining, in quick reference format, ancient blessings …
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€21.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 1
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€11.99
David Arnow & Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Passover Haggadah Vol 1
My People’s Passover Haggadah Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries
In two volumes, this empowering resource for the spiritual revival of our times enables us to find deeper meaning in one of Juda …
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€20.99
David Arnow & Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Passover Haggadah Vol 2
My People’s Passover Haggadah Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries
In two volumes, this empowering resource for the spiritual revival of our times enables us to find deeper meaning in one of Juda …
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€20.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: Rethinking Synagogues
A critical and challenging look at reinventing the synagogue, as the centerpiece of a refashioned Jewish community.
“America is undergoing a spiritual revolution: only the fourth religious awakenin …
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€21.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: We Have Sinned
A varied and fascinating look at sin, confession and pardon in Judaism.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theolog …
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€18.99
Isa Aron: Becoming a Congregation of Learners
How can my congregation transform itself? How can we re-dedicate ourselves to learning?
Improving spiritual connection in our communities takes work! Combining expert advice and experience garnered …
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€21.99
Stuart M. Matlins & Kerry Olitzky: Jewish Men Pray
A 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.
‘An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, the …
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€21.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 3
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 4
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€16.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 2
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 5
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman & Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 8
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 10
Opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book as a spiritual resource….This groundbreaking new series involves us in a personal dialogue with God, history and tradition, through the heritage of praye …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 6
‘The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 9
Opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book as a spiritual resource….This groundbreaking new series involves us in a personal dialogue with God, history and tradition, through the heritage of praye …
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€17.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: May God Remember
An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why memory—ours and God’s—is so central to people.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, over thirty contributors— …
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€18.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: My People’s Prayer Book Vol 7
Opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book as a spiritual resource….This groundbreaking new series involves us in a personal dialogue with God, history and tradition, through the heritage of praye …
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€14.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: All the World
Why be Jewish?
A fascinating dialogue across denominations of the High Holy Days and their message of Jewish purpose beyond mere survival.
Almost forty contributors from three continents—men and …
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€17.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: Naming God
An in-depth exploration of the complexities—and perhaps audacity—of naming the unnameable. Almost forty contributors from all Jewish denominations and from around the world wrestle with Avinu …
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€20.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: Encountering God
It is time to recover rabbinic lessons of late antiquity: God is a God of grace and love; human beings can aspire to goodness and promise; on Yom Kippur the two of them meet—God’s love energizes hu …
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€14.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: The Art of Public Prayer (2nd Edition)
A resource for worshipers today looking to change hardened worship patterns that stand in the way of everyday spirituality.
All too often, those who attend church or synagogue find themselves bored …
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€21.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: More Than Managing
Jewish organizational life is inundated with publications on organizational change and effective leadership, but from mutually exclusive sources: business and organizational studies, on the one hand; …
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€15.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: The Closing of the Gates
N’ilah, “the closing of the gates” is, in many ways, the most anticipated worship service in the entire Jewish calendar. Coming at the end of the 24-hour fast that characterizes Yom Kippur (The Day o …
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€30.99
Paul F. Bradshaw & Lawrence A. Hoffman: Passover and Easter
Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively the most important festivals of the year. Although sharing a common root, the feasts have developed in quite distinct ways in the …
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€34.94
Lawrence A. Hoffman & Janet R. Walton: Sacred Sound and Social Change
Teachers, students, composers, performers, and other practitioners of sacred sound will appreciate this volume because, unlike any book currently available on sacred music, it treats the history, …
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€40.01
Paul F. Bradshaw & Lawrence A. Hoffman: Life Cycles in Jewish and Christian Worship
More than a series of rites of passage through the landmarks of growing up and growing old, Jewish and Christian life-cycle rituals give the members of each religious tradition theological and ritual …
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€30.99
Lawrence A. Hoffman: Canonization of the Synagogue Service, The
Lawrence A. Hoffman’s inquiry into the reasons for the canonization of the Jewish style synagogue service between the eighth and eleventh centuries presents a novel reinterpretation of the available …
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€24.99
