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"A profoundly inspiring yet practical guide to well-being from one of modern Judaism's most beloved sages.As a congregational rabbi for half a century and the bestselling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People and twelve other books on faith, ethics, and how to translate the timeless wisdom of religious thought into dealing with everyday challenges, Harold Kushner knows a thing or two about living a good life. In this compassionate new work,...
2) The December Project: an extraordinary Rabbi and a skeptical seeker confront life's greatest mystery
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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A Jewish Book Award Finalist
In the tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Last Lecture, New York Times bestselling author Sara Davidson met every Friday with 89-year-old Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, the iconic founder of the Jewish Renewal movment, to discuss what he calls The December Project. "When you can feel in your cells that you're coming to the end of your tour of duty," he said, "what is the spiritual work of this time, and how do...
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Jewish Lights Pub
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English
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Wonder, joy and beauty are not as far away as we might think if only we open our minds and souls to the sound of God's whispering voice.
So Karyn Kedar reminds us. By sharing significant moments in the lives of ordinary people, she helps us along the journey to spiritual awareness and understanding.
Drawing on her experience as a spiritual leader, Kedar's gentle, revealing stories include that of a woman struggling to come to terms with her mother's...
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Jewish Lights Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
How do you get to the heart of a life well lived?
Its all about the questions.
If you can hear the questions and apply them to the way you live your life on earth today, then when the time comes, your soul will be ready to take that stairway to heaven, prepared to answer the Seven Questions with a resounding Yes!, and take your rightful place among the angels.
from the Prologue
In this charming, inspiring and wise guide to a well-lived life, beloved...
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Jewish Lights Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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An updated and expanded examination into the groundbreaking exploration and connection of two of the most powerful mystical traditions.
Patterns in our lives may escape us; reasons for our behavior often confuse us. To help us better understand the interplay of these dynamics, Rabbi Howard A. Addison combines two of the most powerful maps of consciousness known to humanity: the Tree of Life (the sefirot) from the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah,...
11) Here I am: using Jewish spiritual wisdom to become more present, centered, and available for life
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Trumpeter
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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"Runner-Up for the 2005 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish History, Jewish Book Council" "Finalist for the 2004 Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute Book Award, University of Scranton" "One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books for 2004" Andrew R. Heinze is Professor of American History and Director of the Swig Judaic Studies Program at the University of San Francisco. Raised in New Jersey, he graduated from Amherst College and earned a Ph.D....
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Discover the secrets to a fearless, meaningful life, found in the wisdom of Jewish scripture. Today, more than ever, we act out of fear. We fear change, rejection, failure, and suffering. But what if we could find a way to live that challenges conventional Western psychology and looks to the future instead of picking over the past? What if we could replace our fear with purpose, and discover our potential for growth instead of focusing on our limits?...
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White River Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"This book is a combination of personal stories, poems, meditations and interpretations of prayers and psalms. The theme revolves around the inner work of loving the stranger that we are to ourselves, namely the limited ideas and impressions we take to be ourselves. It aims to show how this inner work impacts on loving and respecting the stranger, the unknown and unfamiliar, in our personal or political world. It includes exercises and reflections...
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