TY - BOOK AU - Elkins,Rabbi Dov Peretz TI - Moments of transcendence: inspirational readings for Rosh Hashanah SN - 9780876685068 AV - BM695.E43.M664 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - Northvale, New Jersey PB - J. Aronson KW - Rosh ha-Shanah KW - Meditations N1 - Bibliographical references (pages 295-307); Index (page 309-312); The New Year --; The Book of Life --; Scriptural Readings --; Affirming Life --; God's Judgment --; Teshuvah - Can People Change? --; Tefilah - Prayer --; Zedakah - Acts of Charity --; Faith in God and His World --; God's Kingship --; Memory --; The Shofar --; The Birthday of the World --; Shalom - Peace --; A Sheaf of Prayers --; Closing Prayers; 2 N2 - Moments of Transcendence: Inspirational Readings for Rosh Hashanah is designed to renew the meaning of the High Holy Day themes of sin, repentance, personal change, societal justice, forgiveness, spiritual growth, living with joy and hope, commitment to high ideals, and savoring the divine gift of life. The modern worshiper is often at a loss to penetrate the meaning of the medieval poems collected in the High Holy Day prayer book, the Mahzor. During most Jewish High Holy Day services, worshipers are inspired by the rabbi's sermon, the beautiful music of the cantor or the choir, and the penetrating blast of the shofar. Unfortunately, the profound message of how we avoid today's litany of "sins" rarely gets through to the heart of the worshiper UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/92009480-b.html ER -