Publisher's Note From the origins and meaning of prayer to instructions on how to don a prayer shawl, from a prayer-by-prayer explanation of the daily morning service to the reason you're not allowed to talk while the cantor is singing Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz answers every question likely to arise about the rituals of Jewish prayer....Rabbi Steinsaltz's guide is unprecedented in its thoroughness and authority. It is an essential volume for both the newcomer to Jewish prayer and those who have been engaged in prayer for years.