Every Person's Guide to Jewish Blessings

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By Rabbi Ron Isaacs I ISBN 9781602804289 I Pages 176 I Format Hardcover I Publisher Ktav Publishing House

Living as a Jew is a magnificent gift, and each moment of our life counts. From biblical times to the present, Jews have used blessings to consecrate the special moments of their lives. Rabbi Meir used to say: ''A person should say one hundred blessings every day.'' This volume introduces readers, in a clear and user-friendly way, to the basic concepts of Jewish Blessings.

Topics include:

Morning Blessings

Shema and its Blessings

Amidah Blessings

Grace after the Meal

Torah and Haftorah Blessings

Priestly Blessing

Blessing of Sun and Moon

Birkat HaNehenim

Sabbath and Festival Blessings

Blessings for Rites of Passage

Blessings in Jewish Legends

Blessing Curiosities

Blessing Quotations

Blessing Glossary

About the Author

Rabbi Ron Isaacs is the rabbi of Beth Judah Temple in Wildwood, New Jersey. He is also the Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sholom in Bridgewater New Jersey, a congregation which he served for forty years. In recent years he has used his guitar skills to offer therapeutic music to people in hospice. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Rabbi Ron received his doctorate in education from Columbia University's Teacher's College.

He is the author of more than one hundred and twenty books, including the well known Every Person's Guide to Judaism series and Chords of Comfort: Unlocking Life's Lessons of Healing Through Music. Known as the teaching rabbi, Rabbi Ron has taught in the Graduate Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Drew University, and is a popular speaker at synagogues and Jewish Community Centers across the country. He can be reached at rabbiron.com

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