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Quotes from The Authorised Daily Prayer Book — Jonathan Sacks, Baron Sacks

1948–2020 England

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The first of the "request" prayers in the daily Amidah is a fractal. It replicates in miniature the structure of the Amidah as a whole.

The Authorised Daily Prayer Book (2006)

The meaning of the word "true" here is similar to the word Amen said after a blessing. It is an act of affirmation and ratification, reminding us that the Shema is less a prayer than a declaration of faith.

The Authorised Daily Prayer Book (2006)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jonathan Sacks, Baron Sacks (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.