Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik on the Experience of Prayer

Dov Schwartz

Published by Academic Studies Press 2019

Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik on the Experience of Prayer

Dov Schwartz
Translated by: Edward Levin

In the series Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618119728

Overview
Contents

About this book

Through a careful reading of R. Soloveitchik’s texts dealing with this topic, the book follows the consciousness of prayer across its various stages until maturity, starting with an analysis of Worship of the Heart, through toReflections on the Amidahand other writings.

Author / Editor information

Dov Schwartz currently heads the Department of Philosophy at Bar-Ilan Universityand holds the Natalie and Isidore Friedman Chair for Teaching Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Thought.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Part I. Worship of the Heart: The Consciousness of Prayer
Chapter 1: Nature and Purpose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2: The Consciousness of Prayer: An Outline Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter 3: The Consciousness of Prayer: The Subjective and the Objective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter 4: The Consciousness of Prayer: The Process of Consolidation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
Chapter 5: The Path of the Consciousness of Prayer to Perfection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Chapter 6: The Dialectic of Consciousness: Between Reading Shema and Prayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Chapter 7: The Interpretation of Reading Shema and Its Blessings: (1) Methodology and Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Chapter 8: The Interpretation of Reading Shema and Its Blessings: (2) Application Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Part II. “Reflections on the Amidah” in Perspective
Chapter 9: Prayer and Redemption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Chapter 10: Covering the Profound: The Legal-Halakhic Dimension of the Amidah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Chapter 11: Interpretation of the Amidah Prayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Part III. Community
Chapter 12: Synagogue and Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Summary: The Consciousness of Prayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 498
Illustrations
- Tables: 21
Keywords: Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik; prayer; Shema; community; Amidah; synagogue; American Orthodox rabbi; Jewish philosophy; Modern Orthodox Judaism; Modern Orthodoxy

eBook

Published: June 10, 2019
ISBN: 9781618119728