{"product_id":"a-jewish-womans-prayer-book-9780385522748","title":"A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Jewish Woman's Prayer Book\u003c\/strong\u003e by Lavie, Aliza. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780385522748.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and moving one-of-a-kind collection that draws from a variety of Jewish traditions, through the ages, to commemorate every occasion and every passage in the cycle of life, including:\n\nSpecial prayers for the Sabbath, holidays, and important dates of the Jewish year\nPrayers to mark celebratory milestones, such as bat mitzva, marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth\nPrayers for companionship, love, and fertility\nPrayers for healing, strength, and personal growth\nPrayers for daily reflection and thanksgiving\nPrayers for comfort and understanding in times of tragedy and loss\nOn the eve of Yom Kippur in 2002, Aliza Lavie, a university professor, read an interview with an Israeli woman who had lost both her mother and her baby daughter in a terrorist attack. As Lavie stood in the synagogue later that evening, she searched for comfort for the bereaved woman, for a reminder that she was not alone but part of a great tradition of Jewish women who have responded to unbearable loss with strength and fortitude. Unable to find sufficient solace within the traditional prayer book and inspired by the memory of her own grandmother’s steadfast knowledge and faith, Lavie began researching and compiling prayers written for and by Jewish women.\n\nA Jewish Woman’s Prayer Book is the result—a beautiful and moving one-of-a-kind collection that draws from a variety of Jewish traditions, through the ages, to commemorate every occasion and every passage in the cycle of life, from the mundane to the extraordinary. This elegant, inspiring volume includes special prayers for the Sabbath and holidays and important dates of the Jewish year; prayers to mark celebratory milestones, such as bat mitzva, marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth; and prayers for comfort and understanding in times of tragedy and loss. Each prayer is presented in Hebrew and in an English translation, along with fascinating commentary on its origins and allusions. Culled from a wide range of sources, both geographically and historically, this collection testifies that womens prayers were—and continue to be—an inspired expression of personal supplication and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spiegel \u0026 Grau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951897342005,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385522746","price":55.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385522748_a8232703-060f-4f2a-81cc-120d3f82c05d.jpg?v=1778634614","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-jewish-womans-prayer-book-9780385522748","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}