"This ground-breaking readable volume will compel the reader to unlock the complexity of prayer with a treasure-trove of creative insights and practical wisdom. A gem to be treasured." --Rabbi Earl Grollman, author, Living When a Loved One Has Died "Why People Pray provides ample material for a study group and includes many anecdotes that will be of use to those preparing sermons. It could be used with teenagers straight through to senior citizens. This is a rare book, delightful, and wise." --Alice Ogden Bellis, Professor of Hebrew Bible at Howard University School of Divinity "Mordecai Schreiber has written the most valuable and universal book I have read in a very long time. It speaks to religious people of all faiths and equally to non-believers. It explains in very clear language this most mysterious and personal human behavior: prayer.

He de-mystifies the human need to pray by explaining its origins and its effects. The chapter 'Is anyone listening' gives a glimpse of what is beyond human comprehension. The book is an illuminating page-turner. Once I started it, I just had to carry on reading, as it becomes more and more illuminating." --Jose Serebrier, conductor and composer "This book is the most informative and compelling book on the power of prayer. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the greatest principle of our time." --Farhana Qazi, author, activist, and speaker.