Psalms (Tehillim), and
The Siddur (Jewish prayerbook).
It is called a hymnal.
A Jewish prayer book is called a 'siddur'.
The Jewish prayerbook is the Siddur.
Siddor
Many of the psalms are hymns of praise, that's true, but many are not. Some are please for help and others are songs of repentance, for instance. Therefore, to call the book of psalms the 'book of praise' would only be partly correct.
There is a book by Morris Epstein (available through Abebooks) called All About Jewish Holidays and Customs.
synagogues
It's called a siddur.
A large part of Jewish prayer ... very possibly the majority of it ... consists of praise.
Judaism, the Jewish religion.
the Zohar
Yes, we believe in a book. It's called the Torah and was given to us by God (Exodus 24:12).