For either individual or communal prayer and meditation, for each prayer, this book provides -- (a) Hebrew or Aramaic Jewish text in both Hebrew and transliterated Roman orthography, (b) literal or almost literal English translation, (c) expressive, free, penetrating, or poetic English rendering that reveals some of the deeper allusions or meanings, and (d) commentaries. About a third of the book comprises selections that may be bases for meditation. From the author's preface: "As I prepared this book, I tried to picture readers whom I might be addressing. One such is a young adult who feels...