What is "service book"

Service \Serv"ice\, n. [OE. servise, OF. servise, service, F. service, from L. servitium. See Serve.]

1. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love. ``O God . . . whose service is perfect freedom.''
   --Bk. of Com. Prayer.

   Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will purchase with my duteous service.
   --Shak.

   God requires no man's service upon hard and unreasonable terms.
   --Tillotson.

2. The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office.

   I have served him from the hour of my nativity, . . . and have nothing at his hands for my service but blows.
   --Shak.

   This poem was the last piece of service I did for my master, King Charles.
   --Dryden.

   To go on the forlorn hope is a service of peril; who will understake it if it be not also a service of honor?
   --Macaulay.

3. Office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service.

   The outward service of ancient religion, the rites, ceremonies, and ceremonial vestments of the old law.
   --Coleridge.

4. Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.

5. Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.

   When he cometh to experience of service abroad . . . ne maketh a worthy soldier.
   --Spenser.

6. Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail.

   The stork's plea, when taken in a net, was the service she did in picking up venomous creatures.
   --L'Estrange.

7. Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed. ``Pray, do my service to his majesty.''
   --Shak.

8. The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.

   There was no extraordinary service seen on the board.
   --Hakewill.

9. (Law) The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subp[oe]na or an attachment.

10. (Naut.) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc.

11. (Tennis) The act of serving the ball.

12. Act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t.,

13. Service book, a prayer book or missal.

    Service line (Tennis), a line parallel to the net, and at a distance of 21 feet from it.

    Service of a writ, process, etc. (Law), personal delivery or communication of the writ or process, etc., to the party to be affected by it, so as to subject him to its operation; the reading of it to the person to whom notice is intended to be given, or the leaving of an attested copy with the person or his attorney, or at his usual place of abode.

    Service of an attachment (Law), the seizing of the person or goods according to the direction.

    Service of an execution (Law), the levying of it upon the goods, estate, or person of the defendant.

    Service pipe, a pipe connecting mains with a dwelling, as in gas pipes, and the like.
    --Tomlinson.

    To accept service. (Law) See under Accept.

    To see service (Mil.), to do duty in the presence of the enemy, or in actual war.

n. a book setting forth the forms of church service

Service Book (or Memoiren; Hebrew: פנקס שירות) is an autobiography and a memoir of Yitzhak Rabin published in 1979, which Rabin co-authored with journalist Dov Goldstein. The book made a number of scandals at the time, due to the blunt language it used to describe different figures from the political leadership of Israel at the time, and especially due to a description of Shimon Peres, Rabin's political rival, as "an indefatigable subversive" (or "tireless schemer," Hebrew: "החתרן הבלתי נלאה"), a nickname that stuck to the latter. The book was published in two volumes.

In the book Rabin reviews his stations in life until the time of the writing of the book, including his childhood, fighting in the Palmach, his military career, his tenure as ambassador to the United States and as Prime Minister of Israel. Among other things, Rabin wrote about controversial affairs: the expulsion of the Arabs during the Israel's War of Independence, the sinking of Altalena and more. However, most media attention focused on his beliefs about his partner at the labor Party – Shimon Peres. Rabin ruled that Peres is "Disqualified from serving as prime minister". Journalist Nissim Mishal first revealed the information from reading the book in draft form, on the eve of its publication. Rabin was especially angry about the leaks from Peres and his associates to the press, at Rabin's first tenure as Prime Minister. Peres referred to the book as "a typo in Israeli politics".

Rabin's critics claim, in addition to the harsh tone, that there are many inaccuracies, showing, if anything, the perception of reality by Rabin, but not historical facts. For example, historian Michael Bar-Zohar (considered a supporter of Shimon Peres) said that "the chapters in which [Rabin] talks about Operation Entebbe, he simply wrote things that do not correspond to the truth. [...] personal feelings are allowed to be expressed in an autobiography, but when you're not precise with the facts about an important event like Entebbe, to say the least, it's just not fair ".

Category:Autobiographies Category:Israeli books Category:Yitzhak Rabin

Service book or Service Book may refer to:

• Liturgical book, giving the text of a religious service
• Seaman Service Book, a continuous record of a seaman’s service.
• Service book (motor vehicle), recording service history of the vehicle
• Service Book (Yitzhak Rabin), 1979 autobiography of Yitzhak Rabin