We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism--Ashamnu and Al Chet (Prayers of Awe) - Paperback

by Lawrence A. Hoffman (Editor)

A comprehensive series of lively introductions and commentaries examines the history of confession in Judaism, its roots in the Bible, its evolution in rabbinic and modern thought, and the very nature of confession today.

Author Biography

Rabbi Tony Bayfield, CBE, DD (Lambeth), is president of the Movement for Reform Judaism in the United Kingdom. He teaches personal theology at the Leo Baeck College in London. He contributed to We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet, Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef, and All These Vows-Kol Nidre (all Jewish Lights).