Structure of the Siddur

Using computer graphics to illustrate the structure of the Siddur, the author has harnessed modern technology to help explain and understand a book that is centuries old. If someone wishes to have a word-for-word understanding of a prayer, he or she can read the English translation of that prayer in the Siddur. However, such a word-for-word translationthe content of a prayer - makes little sense unless the context of that prayer is fully comprehended. The emphasis in The Structure of the Siddur is on the structure of the service. In order to simplify explanations, the author has created many easy-to-use charts. The primary item on virtually every page is a diagram that illustrates some aspect of the structure of the service; the words on the page are essentially an explanation of the diagram. A second expository technique used is top-down presentation. Each chapter begins with a chart showing the overall structure of the topic of that chapter, for example, the Shabbat Amidah. This initial diagram highlights the major components of the Shabbat Amidah. Next, each major component in turn is presented in terms of its constituent subcomponents. Then, each of these subcomponents is presented. Thus, starting with the "big picture" and working down toward the details, the reader can clearly see how each part of the Shabbat Amidah fits together to form the whole. Another feature of this book is that advanced material has been separated from the body of the text into notes headed "For the Maven." In this way, the book caters to both average and erudite readers.

ISBN 1568219741   Pages 287 ISBN13 9781568219745 (What's this?)   Volumes 000 Publisher Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers   Weight (grammes) 585 Imprint Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers   Published in Northvale NJ Format Hardback   Height (mm) 235 Publication date 01 Nov 1996   Width (mm) 162 Library of Congress BM674.39.S   Spine width (mm) 27 DEWEY 296.45   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

		Preface
1		What Is Structure?		1
2		Translation, Transliteration, and Terminology		5
3		The Structure of Every Service		13
4		The Structure of B'rachot		17
5		The Structure of the Shabbat Amidah		27
6		The Structure of the Weekday Amidah		45
7		The Structure of the Amidah for Festivals		67
8		The Structure of K'riat Sh'ma		91
9		The Structure of Commonly Occurring Components		107
10		The Structure of Components from the Psalms		147
11		The Structure of K'riat haTorah		169
12		The Structure of the Afternoon Service		203
13		The Structure of Kabbalat Shabbat		207
14		The Structure of the Evening Service		213
15		The Structure of the Preliminary Morning Service		223
16		The Structure of the Morning Service		233
17		The Structure of the Additional Service		237
18		The Structure of the Amidah for the Additional Service on Rosh haShanah		245
		Appendix A: Sources		253
		Appendix B: Cross-References to Siddurim		255
		Index to Prayers		277
		Subject Index		283

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