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A Byzantine Monastic Office, A.D. 1105

Jeffrey C. Anderson

Catholic University of America Press, 2016

This book centers on a Greek text that was likely compiled in Constantinople, in 1105, for use in one of the monasteries located there. The book is a liturgical psalter, containing the fixed structure (the ordinary) in both the Greek original and in English translation, as well as a description of the hours themselves. The extensive commentary explains the development of the monastic office, and the particular history of the translated manuscript, while brief notes clarify and explain, in a way suitable for non-liturgists, the more-technical aspects of the offices.
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A Children's Haggadah

Rabbi Howard Bogot

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1996

This unique Haggadah, designed especially for young people, is a delightful asset for any seder table: home, religious schools, or community centers. Through special foods, prayers, and songs, children come to a personalized understanding of the miraculous event that is the Exodus. The beautiful, original illustrations render the text a meaningful work of art for all those who read it. This 8-1/2" x 11" volume includes art on every page and a vibrant accordion fold-out of the seder plate.
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An Answer Key to 'A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin'

John R. Dunlap

Catholic University of America Press, 2006

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Divrei Mishkan HaNefesh

A Guide to the CCAR Machzor

Rabbi Edwin Goldberg

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2016

Divrei Mishkan HaNefesh is like a midrash on the machzor, a "Mishkan Hanefesh Rabah." This volume serves as a springboard for entering into the sanctuary of our souls with enthusiasm and helpful insights, exegetical and homiletical material, tips and guideposts, as well as indexes of poems and biblical citations. This book focuses on the prayers and scriptural offerings included in Mishkan HaNefesh. Rubric by rubric, insights are presented with background information concerning the perspective and choices of the editors, as well as offering extra material to engage the reader. A number of brief essays, composed by members of the machzor editorial team, are also included.
 
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Eucharistic Presence

A Study in the Theology of Disclosure

Robert Sokolowski

Catholic University of America Press, 1994

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Faith and the Sacraments

A Commentary on The International Theological Commission's <i>The Reciprocity of Faith and Sacraments in the Sacramental Economy</i>: With Official Revised English Translation

Thomas G. International Theological Comission

Catholic University of America Press, 2022

In September of 2014 thirty new members were appointed for a five-year term to the Vatican’s International Theological Commission. These theologians, clerical and lay, were chosen from twenty-six different countries and from five continents. The commission was charged with composing three documents of contemporary theological importance, one of which was that of the relationship between faith and the sacraments. This finished document was published, with the approval of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and by Pope Francis in Spanish in early 2020 under the title: La Reciprocidad entre Fe y Sacramentos en la Economía Sacramental. A subsequent English translation was published thereafter under the title The Reciprocity Between Faith and Sacraments in the Sacramental Economy. This present volume contains the text of the English translation. There follows an introduction by a member of the ITC, Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., and subsequently followed by six explanatory and interpretive commentaries on various chapters of the document. Dr. John Yocum considers the contemporary relevance of the topic. Dr. Christopher Ruddy examines the dialogical nature of the sacramental economy of salvation. Dr. Jennifer Holmes Martin discusses the relationship between faith and the sacraments of initiation. There are two commentaries for section four concerning faith and the sacrament of marriage. Professor John Grabowski treats the strictly theological issues relating to faith and marriage. Canonist Timothy Cavanaugh takes up the canonical issues regarding faith and its relationship to enacting a valid sacramental marriage. Dr. Daniel Keating rounds off the commentaries by surveying the conclusion of the document, that is, the present need for evangelization so as to enliven the faith of the faithful, and the present relevance of the new ecclesial movements within the Church today. These commentaries are aimed at aiding priests and seminarians as they address or prepare to address the pastoral and theological concerns they encounter or will encounter on a daily basis. This volume could also be used in parish adult education groups as well, wherein the laity could better understand the relationship between faith and the sacraments.
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Gates of Awe

Holy Day Prayers for Young Children

Rabbi Howard I. Bogot

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1991

The second in a series of prayerbooks for early childhood use, Gates of Awe contains rich and enchanting illustrations combined with poetic text that enhances the sense of awe found during the Holy Days. The special qualities of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are skillfully introduced to young worshippers through the inspiration of prayer, the excitement of the Shofar, and the lessons in the stories of Abraham and Torah.
 
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Gates of Forgiveness

Shaarei Selicha

Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1993

Shaarei Selicha contains an evening service adapted from Gates of Prayer, as well as extensive meditations and a complete new service for Selichot, the penitential service in preparation for the Rosh HaShanah and the Days of Awe.
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Gates of Prayer WHM - Hebrew Open

Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1992

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Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays - English-opening, Gender-Inclusive

Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1994

Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays contains services for Shabbat and weekdays, evening and morning, within the covers of a single, elegantly designed, hardbound volume. The selection of three complete services for Erev Shabbat enables congregations to use this book regularly for most worship purposes.
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Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays-Hebrew-opening, Gender-Inclusive

Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1994

Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays contains services for Shabbat and weekdays, evening and morning, within the covers of a single, elegantly designed, hardbound volume. The selection of three complete services for Erev Shabbat enables congregations to use this book regularly for most worship purposes.
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Gates of Prayer for Weekdays and at a House of Mourning

Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1992

Includes services for the funeral home and the house of the bereaved, afternoon and evening services, special "At a House of Mourning" service, additional readings, meditations, and Kaddish.
 
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Gates of Repentance - LP - Hebrew

Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1997

Gates of Repentance, containing services, readings, meditations and songs for Rosh HasShanah and Yom Kippur, features contemporary, gender-inclusive language throughout. Like its companion, Gates of Prayer, this volume combines the old with the new and supplies each congregation latitude in establishing its own patterns of worship.
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Gates of Repentance for Young People

Rabbi Judith Abrams

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2002

Gates of Repentance for Young People is the Machzor designed for children's High Holy Day services; it completes the series begun with Gates of Wonder, Gates of Awe, and Gates of Prayer for Young People. Each service emphasizes the significant themes of the High Holy Days in engaging ways. The volume includes services for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur for both early and late primary grades in contemporary, gender-inclusive language. It also contains new translations of the High Holy Day readings from the Torah and Haftarot as well as illustrations by award-winning artist Neil Waldman.
 
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Gates of Shabbat

Neil Waldman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1991

Gates of Shabbat is a comprehesive how-to guide containing detailed yet concise information about the Jewish Sabbath at home and in the synagogue. A full appreciation of Jewish custom, ritual and tradition enriches the book, while detailed discussion of the many choices facing contemporary Jews gives it broad appeal. Designed for ease of use, Gates of Shabbat assumes no prior knowledge on the part of its readers, and is an excellent reference for Jews and non-Jews alike.
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Gates of Shabbat - Shaarei Shabbat

A Guide for Observing Shabbat, Revised Edition

Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2016

This 25th anniversary edition is a completely revised and updated version of the classic how-to guide about Shabbat observance and practices.

This book is about Shabbat--the Jewish treasure that comes around every seven days. In the midst of our freedom, Shabbat offers roots and inspiration along with joy and hope. In the midst of a world of endless choices and paths, Judaism provides the rich resources developed for living a life of meaning over centuries of practice. In particular, Judaism offers Shabbat as a way to deepen, renew, and refresh our lives.

Through additional essays, poetry, and personal insights, as well as many new inspiring and creative ideas, this updated edition of Gates of Shabbat offers a roadmap to discovering and exploring what Shabbat can mean to you.
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Gates of Understanding Volume 1 - PDF Electronic Version

A Companion Volume to Gates of Prayer

Rabbi Chaim Stern

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1977

This ebook is not sold by CCAR Press and must be ordered from the external ebook stores below.

This companion volume to Gates of Prayer includes essays on worship, liturgy, holiness, theology, music, and more, written by leading thinkers of their day. Also included are notes on Gates of Prayer written by Chaim Stern and A. Stanley Dreyfus. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history and development of liturgy and Reform Jewish practice.
 

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Gates of Understanding

Shaarei Bina - Vol. II: Appreciating the Days of Awe

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1977

A religious commentary to help High Holy Days worshipers unlock the message behind the liturgy. Covers the history and tradition of the prayers, music in the service, synagogue poetry, the role of God, sin, repentance, and much more. Also includes comprehensive notes to Gates of Repentance and a thorough index.
 

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Haneirot Halalu

These Lights Are Holy

Elyse D. Frishman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1989

The CCAR offers a complete compendium of liturgy and readings for home use at Chanuka. This simple and elegant retelling of the story builds nightly to an exciting conclusion. It includes poetic prayer readings, music selections, nightly blessing in Hebrew and English (with complete transliterations), instructions for the dreidel game and even a traditional recipe for latkes. Nine vibrant watercolors by the renowned artist Leonard Baskin infuse the story with warmth and rare beauty.
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Icon of the Kingdom of God

An Orthodox Ecclesiology

Radu Bordeianu

Catholic University of America Press, 2023

What is the Church? Some would answer this question by studying the Scriptures, the history of the Church, and contemporary theologians, thus addressing the theological nature of the Church. Others would answer based on statistics, interviews, and personal observation, thus focusing on the experience of the Church. These theological and experiential perspectives are in tension, or at times even opposed. Whereas the first might speak about the local church as the diocese gathered in the Liturgy presided over by its bishop, the latter would describe the local church as the parish community celebrating the Liturgy together with the parish priest, never experiencing a sole liturgy that gathers an entire diocese around its bishop. Whereas a theologian might abstractly describe the Church as a reflection of the Trinity, a regular church-member might concretely experience the Church as a community that manifests the Kingdom of God in its outreach ministries. Radu Bordeianu attempts to bring these two perspectives together, starting from the concrete experience of the Church, engaging this experience with the theological tradition of the Church, extracting ecclesiological principles from this combined approach, and then highlighting concrete situations that reflect those standards or proposing correctives, when necessary. Without pretending to be a complete Orthodox ecclesiology, Icon of the Kingdom of God addresses the most important topics related to the Church. It progresses according to one’s experience of the Church from baptism, to the family, parish, Liturgy, and priesthood, followed by analyses of synodality and nationality. Arguing that the Church is an icon of the Kingdom of God, this volume brings together the past theological heritage and the present experience of the Church while having three methodological characteristics: experiential, Kingdom-centered, and ecumenical.
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Inviting God In

A Guide to Jewish Prayer

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2025

Inviting God In: A Guide to Jewish Prayer is an engaging and insightful commentary on the Shabbat evening and morning services by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, the author of Putting God on the Guest List. Designed for students of all ages, from bet mitzvah to adulthood, the book’s relatable tone and discussion questions meaningfully engage readers in the worship service they are leading or attending. Rabbi Salkin breaks down each prayer and ritual, helping learners connect to the service with fresh insight and knowledge. With a blend of humor and depth, Inviting God In shows how the ancient words of prayer still speak to the challenges and joys of contemporary life.

With new reflection questions, Inviting God In is a companion to Mishkan T'Filah Journal Edition

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Latin Liturgical Psalters in the Bodleian Library

A Select Catalogue

Elizabeth Solopova

Bodleian Library Publishing, 2013

Liturgical psalters are among the most important—and beautifully illustrated— of medieval Christian books. In their simplest form, psalters included 150 psalms, preceded by a calendar and followed by canticles, or biblical texts, meant to be sung at church services. Though this core content remained relatively unchanged throughout the Middle Ages and across countries, psalters show considerable variation in size, style of presentation, and choice of supplementary texts.

Latin Liturgical Psalters in the Bodleian Library describes more than one hundred psalters from Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Spain, ranging from the ninth to the sixteenth century and reflecting a wide range of requirements and interests. Each entry includes a description of the psalter’s contents, physical makeup, and provenance, alongside full-color images of pages, a bibliography, and tables to assist in the study of illumination and the liturgical use of psalms.

Bringing together important information on a stunning selection of little-known manuscripts held by the Bodleian Library, this volume will prove a valuable resource.
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Liturgical Hermeneutics of Sacred Scripture

Marco Benini

Catholic University of America Press, 2023

The purpose of this book is to explore what a liturgical approach to the Bible looks like and what hermeneutical implications this might have: How does the liturgy celebrate, understand, and communicate Scripture? The starting point is Pope Benedict's affirmation that “a faith-filled understanding of sacred Scripture must always refer back to the liturgy” (Verbum Domini 52). The first part of the book (based on SC 24) provides significant examples to demonstrate: The liturgical order of readings intertextually combines Old Testament and New Testament readings using manifold hermeneutical principles, specifically how the psalms show the wide range of interpretations the liturgy employs. Prayers are biblically inspired and help to appropriate Scripture personally. The hymns convey Scripture in a poetic way. Signs and actions such as foot-washing or the Ephphetha rite enact Scripture. The study considers the Mass, the sacraments and the Liturgy of the Hours. In the second part, Benini systematically focuses on the various dimensions of liturgical hermeneutics of the Bible, which emerge from the first part. The study reflects the approaches the liturgy offers to Scripture and its liturgical reception. It explores theological aspects such as the unity of the two Testaments in Christ’s paschal mystery or the anamnesis as a central category in both Scripture and liturgy. The liturgy does not understand Scripture primarily as a document of the past, but celebrates it as a current and living “Word of the Lord,” as a medium of encounter with God: Scripture is sacramental. Liturgical Hermeneutics of Sacred Scripture seeks to contribute not only to the comparison of the Roman, Ambrosian, and Byzantine Rite regarding the Word of God, but most of all to the overall “liturgical approach” to Scripture. As such, it promotes an interdisciplinary dialogue of liturgical and biblical studies.
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Liturgical Theology in Thomas Aquinas

Sacrifice and Salvation History

Franck Quoex

Catholic University of America Press, 2023

In this volume, Fr. Franck Quoëx responds to Joseph Ratzinger’s call for a renewed appreciation of liturgical rite. A student of Pierre Gy, OP, he brings to this study of Aquinas’s liturgical theology a rare combination of expert knowledge of liturgical sources and history and the best of modern historical-critical research guided by sound theological judgment. Fr. Quoëx frames his study with an overview of the problem of rite in modern theological-anthropological discourse, before turning to Aquinas’ theory of worship in the treatise on the virtue of religion. He then explores Aquinas’ doctrine on the cultic dimensions of the Eucharist and other sacraments in his sacramental theology more broadly, finishing with a close study of the mass commentary of the Tertia Pars. Although there has been increasing attention to Thomas’s treatment of religion as a virtue, none have approached him from an anthropological angle with a focus on the nature of liturgical rite, or fully exploited the perspectives of liturgical scholarship to shed light on sacramental theology. Quoëx’s work, as the work of a Thomist, liturgist, and medievalist well versed in medieval liturgical development and in the genre of often-allegorical liturgical commentary, opens up this crucial but neglected facet of Aquinas’ theological synthesis. Few books have been published on Aquinas’s liturgical theology. Now that interest in Aquinas’s virtue theory and sacramental theology is growing rapidly, Quoëx’s studies are an invitation to further reflection on the topic of Aquinas’s liturgical theology with its manifold ramifications for and connections with other theological topics in his Summa, including his theological anthropology, his soteriology, his treatment of the Old and New Laws, and his account of the virtue of religion in connection with the other virtues.
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Mishkan Aveilut

Where Grief Resides

Rabbi Eric Weiss

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2019

Grief often reweaves our lives into a different way of experiencing the world. Mishkan Aveilut is designed to complement the anchors of our tradition that contain, guide, and support us as we familiarize ourselves with and move through our terrain of grief. This beautiful companion to Mishkan R'fuah: Where Healing Resides offers readings, poems, and meditations to support the emotional and spiritual needs that naturally arise at a time of loss. With opportunities for nourishment, contemplation, and emotional renewal, the collection is meant to be used as a resource for spiritual leaders and individuals alike.
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Mishkan Ga'avah

Where Pride Dwells: A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual

Rabbi Denise L. Eger

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2020

This groundbreaking collection of LGBTQ prayers, poems, liturgy, and rituals is both a spiritual resource and a celebratory affirmation of Jewish diversity. Giving voice to the private and public sectors of queer Jewish experience, Mishkan Ga'avah is also a commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of both the Stonewall Riots and the first pride march, reflecting the longtime advocacy of the Reform Movement for full LGBTQ inclusion.

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Mishkan R'fuah

Where Healing Resides

Rabbi Eric Weiss

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2013

This beautiful compilation contains contemplative readings and prayers for many different moments of spiritual need, including illness, surgery, treatment, hearing good news, transitions, addiction, infertility, end-of-life, and more.

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Mishkan T'filah World Union Edition

Elyse D. Frishman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2010

Including services for Shabbat, weekdays and festivals as well as other occasions of public worship, and texts for more than a hundred songs, Mishkan T’filah reflects the full diversity of our Movement. This new Siddur includes: • Broad selection of readings, including beloved passages from our Reform liturgical tradition and great poetic writings from throughout Jewish history • Faithful, elegant translations • Contemporary, gender-inclusive English • Theological and stylistic diversity • Extensive commentaries, source notes and usage guides • More than 100 contemporary and traditional song texts • Choice of transliterated and non-transliterated editions • Innovative design in two-page spreads (additional Shabbat services in linear style also included) • Two-color printing to enhance usability
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Mishkan T'filah for Gatherings

A Reform Siddur

Rabbi Sue Ann Wasserman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2009

A lightweight edition combining weekday and Shabbat services. Perfect for meetings, conferences, kallot, and retreats.

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Mishkan T'filah for Travelers

A Reform Siddur

Rabbi Sue Ann Wasserman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2009

This compact, paperback version of Mishkan T'filah integrates weekday and Shabbat services into an easily transportable volume while still remaining faithful to the style and spirit of Mishkan T'filah.

Also includes Festival liturgy.
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Mishkan T'filah for the House of Mourning

A Reform Siddur

Rabbi Elaine S. Zecher and Rabbi Hara E. Person

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2010

An innovative approach to services in the house of mourning. Includes thoughtful readings and commentary from traditional and contemporary sources. Easy-to-transport paperback format.
 
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Mishkan T'filah

A Reform Siddur, transliterated (Shabbat, Weekdays, Festivals): A Reform Siddur

Rabbi Elyse D. Frishman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2007

Includes services for Shabbat, weekdays, and festivals, as well as other occasions of public worship and texts for more than a hundred songs. Mishkan T'filah reflects the full diversity of our Movement.

This Siddur includes:

  • Broad selection of readings, including beloved passages from our Reform liturgical tradition and great poetic writings from throughout Jewish history
  • Faithful, elegant translations
  • Contemporary, gender-inclusive English
  • Theological and stylistic diversity
  • Full transliteration
  • Extensive commentaries, source notes and usage guides
  • More than 100 contemporary and traditional song texts
  • Innovative design in two-page spreads (additional Shabbat services in linear style also included)
  • Two-color printing to enhance usability
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Mishkan T'filah

Gift Edition

Elyse D. Frishman

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2007

Including services for Shabbat, weekdays and festivals as well as other occasions of public worship, and texts for more than a hundred songs, Mishkan T’filah reflects the full diversity of our Movement. This new Siddur includes: • Broad selection of readings, including beloved passages from our Reform liturgical tradition and great poetic writings from throughout Jewish history • Faithful, elegant translations • Contemporary, gender-inclusive English • Theological and stylistic diversity • Extensive commentaries, source notes and usage guides • More than 100 contemporary and traditional song texts • Choice of transliterated and non-transliterated editions • Innovative design in two-page spreads (additional Shabbat services in linear style also included) • Two-color printing to enhance usability
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Mishkan T'filah

Journal Edition: A Reform Siddur

Rabbi Joel Abraham and Michelle Shapiro Abraham

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2010

Invite your students to create their own commentary, questions, poetry, and responses to the prayers in Mishkan T'filah. For b'nai mitzvah students, confirmation class, and youth groups. Some pages will have creative, challenging prompts to stimulate thoughts, and other pages will be entirely blank, allowing users space to explore and reflect. Created by Michelle Shapiro Abraham and Joel Abraham.

Note: Page numbers in this special edition are meant to be consistent with the page numbering of the standard, complete edition of Mishkan T'filah. However, because the Journal Edition does not contain some of the material from the complete edition, there are several jumps in page numbering in this edition.
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Rabbi's Manual

David Polish

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1988

Written in contemporary, gender-inclusive language, the Rabbi's Manual contains traditional and innovative services and ceremonies for birth and infancy, adoption, public and private naming ceremonies, an 8th day covenant service for daughters, four wedding services and associated public prayers, a ritual release at divorce, services at death and memorials, prayers at a time of illness and Giyur (conversion) services and prayers.
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Sharing the Journey Gift Edition

The Haggadah for the Contemporary Family

Alan S. Yoffie

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2012

The inclusive text, commentary, and magnificent original artwork in this new Haggadah will make all family members and friends feel welcome at your seder. Young and old, beginners and experienced seder participants, will experience the joy of celebrating Passover together with clear step-by-step explanations, inspiring readings on the themes of justice and freedom for all, and opportunities for discussion. Songs to sing along with will be available for download also. An accompanying comprehensive leader's guide will be available as well. 
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Sharing the Journey

The Haggadah for the Contemporary Family

Alan S. Yoffie

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2012

The inclusive text, commentary, and magnificent original artwork in this new Haggadah will make all family members and friends feel welcome at your Seder. Young and old, beginners and experienced Seder participants, will experience the joy of celebrating Passover together with clear step-by-step explanations, inspiring readings on the themes of justice and freedom for all, and opportunities for discussion. An accompanying comprehensive leader's guide (with music CDs) is available as well.

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Such Rich Hour

Cole Swensen

University of Iowa Press, 2001

Covering a variety of subjects—from the plague and the first danse macabre to the development of perspective and recipes for pigments—the poems in Cole Swensen's new collection are set in fifteenth-century France and explore the end of the medieval world and its gradual transition into the Renaissance. The collection is loosely based on the calendar illuminations from the Très Riches Heures, the well-known book of hours, and uses them to explore the ways that the arts—visual and verbal—interact with history, at times prefiguring it, at times shaping it, and at times offering wry commentary or commiseration.

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The Book of Before and After

The Liturgy of the Hours of the Church of the East

Andrew Younan

Catholic University of America Press, 2025

The Book of Before & After is the traditional name given to the book of commonly-used portions of the liturgy of the hours of the Church of the East (the branches of which are now the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East, and the Malabar Catholic Church). This volume will present, for the first time, a complete English translation (from the original Aramaic/Syriac) of all the Ordinaries and Commons of the Liturgy of the Hours used by all the Churches of this Tradition. It will also include a complete translation of the Psalter as included in the liturgical books (with antiphons and prayers between sets of Psalms), the full collection of the famous “Martyr Hymns,” and extensive selections of the Propers for each week of the Liturgical Year. Finally, the volume will also include translations of the Introductions written by the various Chaldean and Assyrian Patriarchs who published editions of the Hudhra (the full liturgy of the hours) over the past two centuries, as well as a comprehensive Introductory Essay by Younan. Many of the hymns translated in this volume will be singable according to their original melody.
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The Days Between

Blessings, Poems, and Directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday Season

Marcia Falk

Brandeis University Press, 2014

The Jewish High Holidays—the ten days beginning with the New Year Festival of Rosh Hashanah and culminating with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement—constitute the most sacred period of the Jewish year. During this season, religious as well as nonaffiliated Jews attend synagogue services in unparalleled numbers. Yet much of what they find there can be unwelcoming in its patriarchal imagery, leaving many worshipers unsatisfied. For those seeking to connect more deeply with their Judaism, and for all readers in search of a contemplative approach to the themes of the fall season, poet and scholar Marcia Falk re-creates the holidays’ key prayers and rituals from an inclusive perspective. Among the offerings in The Days Between are Hebrew and English blessings for festive meals, prayers for synagogue services, and poems and meditations for quiet reflection. Emphasizing introspection as well as relationship to others, Falk evokes her vision of the High Holidays as “ten days of striving to keep the heart open to change.” Accessible and welcoming to modern readers, The Days Between is steeped in traditional sources and grounded in liturgical and biblical scholarship. It will serve as a meaningful alternative or supplement to the traditional liturgy for individuals, families, synagogues, and communities small and large—that is, for all who seek fresh meaning in the High Holidays.
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The Fullness of Divine Worship

The Sacred Liturgy and its Renewal

Uwe Michael Lang

Catholic University of America Press, 2018

This volume offers a selection of essays from the pages of Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal, the official organ of the Society for Catholic Liturgy. The Society was founded in 1995 as a multidisciplinary association of Catholic scholars, teachers, pastors, and ecclesiastical professionals in the Anglophone world, with the aim of promoting the scholarly study and practical renewal of the sacred liturgy.
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The Open Door

A Passover Haggadah

Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell

Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2002

The Open Door includes traditional and innovative blessings, extensive commentaries and supplemental readings, contemporary additions like Miriam's Cup, women's and men's voices in gender inclusive language, more than 40 pages of traditional and newly commissioned music, and magnificent full color art.
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The Trinitarian Shape of the Eucharist in Medieval Cistercian Theology

Nathaniel Peters

Catholic University of America Press, 2026

William of Saint-Thierry, Isaac of Stella, and Baldwin of Forde created a distinctly Cistercian body of Eucharistic theology in the twelfth century. In this book, Nathaniel Peters offers a scholarly account of that theology and examines the connection between medieval Trinitarian and Eucharistic theology. These Cistercian authors thought that the character of God as a Trinity of persons united in essence provides the structure of the economy of salvation—especially its turning point, the Eucharist. They saw the Eucharist as the place where the ontological union of the Incarnation becomes intimate, personal, and communal. In the Eucharist, God the Father draws those who receive to himself by uniting them to the body and blood of the Son. This unity brings an increase of unity with the Holy Spirit. Once united to the Son and Spirit, the faithful are united to the Father. The Eucharist also connects the meditation, sacrifices, and offering of their own lives to the life of Christ, with which they are offered to the Father. Chapter 1 examines the thought of William of Saint-Thierry, who has the most developed understanding of Eucharistic presence, conversion, and reception. It also treats the connections William draws between Eucharistic reception and meditation on scripture and the passion of Christ. Chapter 2 treats Isaac of Stella, who uses more intellectualist imagery and imagery of the mystical body of Christ. Chapter 3 studies Baldwin of Forde, who argues that the term transubstantiation best describes Eucharistic conversion and emphasizes reception by faith in the truth about Christ. Chapter 5 offers a brief conclusion, with reference to later thinkers who explore the Trinitarian shape of the Eucharist in similar ways.
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You Shall Tell Your Children

Holocaust Memory in American Passover Ritual

Gubkin, Liora

Rutgers University Press, 2007

Passover is among the most widely observed holidays for American Jews. During this festival of redemption, Jewish families retell the biblical story of Exodus using a ritual book known as a haggadah, often weaving modern tales of oppression through the biblical narrative. References to the Holocaust are some of the most common additions to contemporary haggadot. However, the parallel between ancient and modern oppression, which seems obvious to some, raises troubling questions for many others. Is it possible to find any redemptive meaning in the Nazi genocide? Are we adding value to this unforgivable moment in history?

            Liora Gubkin critiques commemorations that violate memory by erasing the value of everyday life that was lost and collapse the diversity of responses both during the Shoah and afterward. She recounts oral testimonies from Holocaust survivors, cites references to the holiday in popular American culture, and analyzes examples of actual haggadot. Ultimately, Gubkin concludes that it is possible and important to make a space for Holocaust commemoration, all the time recognizing that haggadot must be constantly revisited and “performed.”

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