In its 779 pages , '' Gates of Prayer '' added services to commemorate Israeli Independence Day and The Holocaust , reflecting the changed realities from the days of the '' Union Prayer Book '' . An optional Hebrew opening format was offered for the first time and Friday night service variations were included , all reflecting a greater acceptance of traditional forms of Jewish worship that had been eliminated in the '' UPB '' . The '' GOP '' sold 50,000 copies in its inaugural year and had sales of some 1.5 million as of 2006
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