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A fully updated and revised edition of a classic text on Jewish prayer. The power of prayer for spiritual renewal and personal transformation is at the core of all religious traditions. Because Hasidic literature contains no systematic manual of c...

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Colorful, quirky yarns from the rabbis of the Talmud tug at your heartstrings and test your values-and your imaginations. A collection for people of all faiths and backgrounds that unlocks the history and wisdom of these legends for the contempora...

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For all the cycles of life, best-selling author Rabbi Michael Strassfeld presents traditional Jewish teachings as a guide to behavior and values. Where the tradition is replete with rituals (for example, the Sabbath), he describes them and shows h...

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Thousands of Jews venture into the wilderness every year. Awe-struck by God's creation, they directly sense the transcendent source of Jewish religiosity. But they have neither the language nor the tools to respond. Their most profound spiritual m...

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An ecumenical resource for all people looking to change hardened worship patterns that stand in the way of everyday spirituality. This insightful book offers ways to make worshipers feel welcomed, not alienated, by religious services.

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Explores an astonishing range of primary and secondary sources about this 3000-year-old tradition, explaining these teachings' significance for Jews of the past-and infusing them with new meaning for the modern reader, both Jewish and non-Jewish.

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Examines the total body of texts, legends, and traditions referring to the Binding of Isaac and weaves them together into a definitive study of the Akedah as one of the central events in all of human history.

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This engaging look at the Judaism that might have been examines what the Yerushalmi is, how it differs from the Bavli-the Babylonian Talmud-that is used today. Reveals the Yerushalmi's vision of Jewish practice and why the it is growing in popular...

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In his final book, completed a few weeks before his death, one of the most beloved religious leaders of our time gives us a moving and meaningful exploration of how the great religious teachers of tradition affect and shape our own personal spirit...

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Uncovers Judaism's ecological message and brings to light the long-neglected environmental themes that are native to Jewish tradition.

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At a time of growing concern about environmental issues, Dr. Jeremy Benstein, founder and associate director of the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership, explores the relationship Jews have with the natural world, the ways in w...

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Folktales about and exploration of the mystical meanings of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Weaving talmudic commentary, Hasidic folktales, and kabbalistic mysteries around the letters, each letter is illuminated and is presented in...

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Draws on both science and theology, fact and belief, cosmology and Jewish mysticism, to discover the presence of God throughout the cosmos and in our everyday lives. This update of the award-winning first edition gives us a fresh look at the growi...

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Follow bestselling author M. Basil Pennington on his historic four-month stay on the "holy mountain, " as he wrestles with theological differences between Christianity's East and West and learns the Orthodox practice of the prayer of the...

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An accessible introduction to an essential aspect of Judaism. Guided by Dr. Norman J. Cohen, beloved rabbi and professor of midrash, learn the origins and development of Torah and interact directly with the sacred texts of the Jewish tradition.

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The classic first collection in its genre, "Wandering Stars" reminds readers that many are still studying, still suffering, still making jokes and myths, and still trying to figure out what it means to be Jewish--even in science fiction ...

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A guide to finding joy through the practical teachings of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah.

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Hartman reveals a Judaism grounded in a covenant informed by the metaphor of marital love rather than that of parent-child dependency. Hartman shows that a life lived in Jewish tradition need not be passive, insulated or self-effacing, but can be ...

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More than 40 contributors cover the entire spectrum of life's passages and present the latest thinking on ritual, life cycle, and the way Jewish women see the world.

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In the manner of his The Book of Letters - A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet, Kushner now looks at the 30 primary religious words we use to describe the spiritual dimension of life. He aims to make 'the words' take on renewed spiritual significance, addi...

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A "little treasure" of prayers that will open your heart and soul and give voice to your deepest yearnings. Using the startling wisdom of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who lived two hundred years ago, The Gentle Weapon will help you talk wit...

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A guide to Jewish spirituality and theology explains how Jews experience God in their everyday lives.

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A highly accessible introduction to the Kabbalah explores the meaning of Jewish mysticism and places it in the context of modern Judaism. Original. $15,000 ad/promo.

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With an ability to blend scholarship, imagination, psychology, mysticism, humour, and great writing, Kusher shows how we all can discover personal meaning in the sacred that will animate each of our lives.

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With clarity, passion and outstanding scholarship, David Hartman addresses the spiritual and theological questions that face all people and shows how commitment to both Jewish tradition and to pluralism can create bridges of understanding.

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In their own individual voices, 22 teachers, scholars, psychologists, and rabbis explain why and how they meditate and how to overcome obstacles to meditation.

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Over fifty contributors -- rabbis, authors, social workers, psychologists -- explore aging from a Jewish perspective. Extensive resource section.

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It provides a range of perspectives necessary to let us draw our own conclusions.

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Provides exercises and suggestions for enriching daily life, drawing upon Jewish meditation, mysticism and the ancient tradition of Kabbalah.

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After being told his grandfather went to heaven, Isaiah tries to find out what heaven is.

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