To paraphrase the Talmud, God says, "There ain't room enough in this here world for your ego and Me. You pick." With his signature wit and compassion, Rabbi Kushner refreshes our view of how life shapes us and gently reminds us of the Source of it All.
To paraphrase the Talmud, God says, "There ain't room enough in this here world for your ego and Me. You pick." With his signature wit and compassion, Rabbi Kushner refreshes our view of how life shapes us and gently reminds us of the Source of it All.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lawrence Kushner, author, lecturer and spiritual leader, is regarded as one of the most creative religious thinkers and writers in America. A commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, he has focused us on spiritual renewal with wisdom and humor. Through his books and lectures, people of every faith and background have found inspiration and new strength for spiritual search and growth. It has been said that some spiritual leaders blend religion and psychology to help us walk better on the ground, but Lawrence Kushner draws on the wisdom of the mystics to help us dance better on the ceiling. Kushner's acclaimed books include I'm God; You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego; Honey from the Rock: An Easy Introduction to Jewish Mysticism; Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary; The Book of Letters: A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet; Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians; and In God's Hands, an inspiring fable for children, with Gary Schmidt (all Jewish Lights). Kushner served as rabbi at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts, for almost thirty years; he is currently the Emanu-El scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, and an adjunct faculty member at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is fascinated by graphic design and computers (designing most of his Jewish Lights books). He enjoys Mozart, hanging around sailboats, and making his granddaughters giggle.
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Introduction / ix 1. Rabbi Who Am I? / 3 We'll Wait Back Here / 8 The Calling / 15 My Other Father Died / 18 The Tent Peg Business / 22 The Human Pyramid / 30 The Rabbi Business / 38 Being Somebody Else / 47 The Last Gift / 49 2. Judaism Why I'm a Jew / 55 Filene's Basement / 59 Intermarriage / 61 Getting More Jews / 67 Customs as Sacred Text / 69 Two Jewish Mothers / 73 (Re)Thinking Shabbat / 75 Kosher / 78 The Life of Torah / 84 3. Family Visiting Your Children / 89 Understanding Your Parents / 91 Telling Kids the Truth / 99 Boompa / 101 And Unto Us a Child Is Given / 103 Babushka / 107 Turkey Shoot / 109 Generations / 111 4. World What Israel Means to Me / 115 My Lunch with Jesus / 117 Cardboard Sukkah / 120 Bill Novak's Questions / 122 NYPD Blue / 143 Resurrection of Flowers / 145 5. Mysticism What Is Kabbalah? / 149 Reading Music / 156 Bosque del Apache / 159 Physician of Tsefat / 162 Spell-Checker / 170 Midrash as Hypertext / 174 A Kabbalah Lexicon / 175 6. Holiness Open My Lips / 189 Spiritual Greed / 191 Silent Prayer / 193 A Blessing for the Czar / 195 Biking with Pelicans / 197 The Zen of Airline Tickets / 199 Memory and Redemption / 201 Death without Dying / 210 The Band on the Titanic / 214 Afterword: "Our Town" / 217 Sources / 224
Introduction / ix 1. Rabbi Who Am I? / 3 We'll Wait Back Here / 8 The Calling / 15 My Other Father Died / 18 The Tent Peg Business / 22 The Human Pyramid / 30 The Rabbi Business / 38 Being Somebody Else / 47 The Last Gift / 49 2. Judaism Why I'm a Jew / 55 Filene's Basement / 59 Intermarriage / 61 Getting More Jews / 67 Customs as Sacred Text / 69 Two Jewish Mothers / 73 (Re)Thinking Shabbat / 75 Kosher / 78 The Life of Torah / 84 3. Family Visiting Your Children / 89 Understanding Your Parents / 91 Telling Kids the Truth / 99 Boompa / 101 And Unto Us a Child Is Given / 103 Babushka / 107 Turkey Shoot / 109 Generations / 111 4. World What Israel Means to Me / 115 My Lunch with Jesus / 117 Cardboard Sukkah / 120 Bill Novak's Questions / 122 NYPD Blue / 143 Resurrection of Flowers / 145 5. Mysticism What Is Kabbalah? / 149 Reading Music / 156 Bosque del Apache / 159 Physician of Tsefat / 162 Spell-Checker / 170 Midrash as Hypertext / 174 A Kabbalah Lexicon / 175 6. Holiness Open My Lips / 189 Spiritual Greed / 191 Silent Prayer / 193 A Blessing for the Czar / 195 Biking with Pelicans / 197 The Zen of Airline Tickets / 199 Memory and Redemption / 201 Death without Dying / 210 The Band on the Titanic / 214 Afterword: "Our Town" / 217 Sources / 224
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