| The Beurei Hatefila Institute was established in order to encourage the study of the words of the Siddur as a Jewish text in Jewish schools. To assist educators develop courses on Tefila, the Institute published a weekly e-mail newsletter in which it traced the sources for the words and structure of the prayers within the Siddur. Newsletters covering all parts of the Siddur have been published. The individual newsletters and compilations of the newsletters as e-books are available to be downloaded at no charge. |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute |
| Understanding The Words, Structure, and Development of the Siddur-The Jewish Prayer Book |
| Abe Katz, is available to meet with school administrators to assist them in establishing a course in Beurei Hatefila at their schools and to train teachers on using Hebrew-English word processing and Judaic libraries on CD-ROM. Mr. Katz is also available to teach courses on Tefila at your synagogue or Jewish Community Center and as a scholar-in-residence |
| Recommended Reading List To gain a greater understanding of Tefila, you may want to consider creating a Tefila library |
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| Abe Katz Executive Director Author and Publisher of the Weekly E-Mail Newsletter להבין את התפלה |
| To Contact Abe Katz directly: beureihatefila@yahoo.com |
Man’s true function is to know G-d, and to make G-d known: he can know G-d only through His revelation, and he can comprehend that revelation only by continued study - Philo |
The Beurei Hatefila Institute
remembers Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth,
zt"l, who taught Beurei Hatefila at
Maimonides School, Brookline, MA
for over 35 years by establishing the
remembers Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth,
zt"l, who taught Beurei Hatefila at
Maimonides School, Brookline, MA
for over 35 years by establishing the
| ספרי מנהגים Books Of Customs |
| Books of customs are excellent sources for researching the history of Tefila. Thanks to hebrewbook.org many of these books are now available in digital form. |
| Test Your Knowledge Of Tefilas Shacharis |
| The Synagogue The More You Know About Its Past- The More You Want To Be A Part Of Its Future Service Mark Of The Beurei Hatefila Institute |
| A Handbook To Jewish Prayer |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute One Year Course On Tefila |
The Topics Covered Include:
- Defining Jewish Prayer
- The Origin Of The Synagogue
- The Purpose Of Kriyas Ha'Torah
- The Origin Of The Mourner's
Kaddish - The Link Between Studying
Torah And Jewish Prayer - The Origin Of The Jewish Prayer
Rites
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| Abe Katz recently edited and annotated the book: Guide To Jewish Prayer by Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth, z"l. You can order a copy of the book from Maimonides School, Brookline, MA by contacting mike@maimonides.org |
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| The Beurei Hatefila Library |
| Abe Katz Presented Three Lectures On-Line Through Torahinmotion.org. On Tracing The Structure Of The Siddur |
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| On Line Class-Birkat Hamazone Every Tuesday Night At 9:00 PM EST For An Invitation Send An E-Mail To: beureihatefila@yahoo.com |
Welcome to the website of the Beurei Hatefila Institute. Here you will find many
resources that you can study to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish prayer; in
particular, the words and structure of the Jewish prayer book, the Siddur. The
method of study I employ is source; i.e. I reproduce original Hebrew sources and
provide the English translation for each. Most of those sources are taken from
Rabbinic material but many sources are borrowed from academic scholarship. Where
should you begin? I recommend that you listen to a series of on-line classes that I
delivered for women in which I discuss various aspects of communal prayer after
introducing general concepts about Jewish prayer. The link:
resources that you can study to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish prayer; in
particular, the words and structure of the Jewish prayer book, the Siddur. The
method of study I employ is source; i.e. I reproduce original Hebrew sources and
provide the English translation for each. Most of those sources are taken from
Rabbinic material but many sources are borrowed from academic scholarship. Where
should you begin? I recommend that you listen to a series of on-line classes that I
delivered for women in which I discuss various aspects of communal prayer after
introducing general concepts about Jewish prayer. The link:
| Search this site (Hebrew only) |
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| Effective April 1, 2021, the Beurei Hatefila Institute is launching a sister site, beureihatefila.org on which all new material will be stored while this website remain available for visiting and downloading of materials. |