Leading scholars and teachers share their favorite texts-many available in English for the first time-and explore why these materials are meaningful today. A rich combination of classical texts and contemporary reflections on Jewish mystical tradition.
Leading scholars and teachers share their favorite texts-many available in English for the first time-and explore why these materials are meaningful today. A rich combination of classical texts and contemporary reflections on Jewish mystical tradition.
Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part One Discovering God in All Reality "Pass Not Away": Yearning for a Seamless Life of Connection Nancy Flam 3 Seeking the Sacred Self Jeremy Kalmanofsky 15 Yitro, (Neo-)Hasidism, and a New American Piety Shaul Magid 22 Part Two Spiritual Growth, Inner Transformation Approaching the Thick Cloud: Working with Obstacles in Our Spiritual Growth Sheila Peltz Weinberg 33 "Who Am I to Go to Pharoah?" Lawrence Kushner 39 The Cry of Redemption Judith A. Kates 46 "All This and Maybe": The Doubting Servant Mimi Feigelson 51 Rabbi Nahum of Chernobyl and "Second Maturity" Yehonatan Chipman 59 Part Three Embodied Spiritual Practice Taking in the Torah of the Timeless Present Gordon Tucker 67 Holiness in the Kitchen Chava Weissler 72 Eating as a Spiritual Ecosystem Joel Hecker 78 Loving God with the Evil Impulse Daniel Matt 86 Part Four Compassion, Loving Others "A Better Way of Being in the World, a Way of Compassion" Jonathan P. Slater 93 Rabbi Nahman's "OD": An Ode of Human Redemption Everett Gendler 103 Spiritual Friendship: "Go Among People Who Are Awake and Where a Light Shines Brightly" Lawrence Fine 112 The Service of Love Ebn Leader 119 The Splendid Bird: Reflections on Prayer and Community Barry W. Holtz 129 Part Five Prayer, Repentance, Healing Praying from the Depths Melila Hellner-Eshed 137 The Tainted Produce: A Parable of Possibilities Neal Rose and Carol Rose 145 Spiritual Wounds Michael Fishbane 152 Sarah and Moses: God's Teachers of Compassion Or N. Rose 162 Crisis and Repair, Trauma and Recovery Haviva Pedaya 171 Part Six Torah, Halakhah, Mitzvot Shabbat Candle Lighting Eitan Fishbane 185 Why Do We Need the Mitzvot? Ron Margolin 192 Jacob's Remedy: A Prayer for the Dislocated Nehemia Polen 201 On Faith Beyond Perception: The Slonimer Rebbe Shai Held 209 Conclusion: Teyku-Because Elijah Lives On! Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 217 Suggestions for Further Reading 221
Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part One Discovering God in All Reality "Pass Not Away": Yearning for a Seamless Life of Connection Nancy Flam 3 Seeking the Sacred Self Jeremy Kalmanofsky 15 Yitro, (Neo-)Hasidism, and a New American Piety Shaul Magid 22 Part Two Spiritual Growth, Inner Transformation Approaching the Thick Cloud: Working with Obstacles in Our Spiritual Growth Sheila Peltz Weinberg 33 "Who Am I to Go to Pharoah?" Lawrence Kushner 39 The Cry of Redemption Judith A. Kates 46 "All This and Maybe": The Doubting Servant Mimi Feigelson 51 Rabbi Nahum of Chernobyl and "Second Maturity" Yehonatan Chipman 59 Part Three Embodied Spiritual Practice Taking in the Torah of the Timeless Present Gordon Tucker 67 Holiness in the Kitchen Chava Weissler 72 Eating as a Spiritual Ecosystem Joel Hecker 78 Loving God with the Evil Impulse Daniel Matt 86 Part Four Compassion, Loving Others "A Better Way of Being in the World, a Way of Compassion" Jonathan P. Slater 93 Rabbi Nahman's "OD": An Ode of Human Redemption Everett Gendler 103 Spiritual Friendship: "Go Among People Who Are Awake and Where a Light Shines Brightly" Lawrence Fine 112 The Service of Love Ebn Leader 119 The Splendid Bird: Reflections on Prayer and Community Barry W. Holtz 129 Part Five Prayer, Repentance, Healing Praying from the Depths Melila Hellner-Eshed 137 The Tainted Produce: A Parable of Possibilities Neal Rose and Carol Rose 145 Spiritual Wounds Michael Fishbane 152 Sarah and Moses: God's Teachers of Compassion Or N. Rose 162 Crisis and Repair, Trauma and Recovery Haviva Pedaya 171 Part Six Torah, Halakhah, Mitzvot Shabbat Candle Lighting Eitan Fishbane 185 Why Do We Need the Mitzvot? Ron Margolin 192 Jacob's Remedy: A Prayer for the Dislocated Nehemia Polen 201 On Faith Beyond Perception: The Slonimer Rebbe Shai Held 209 Conclusion: Teyku-Because Elijah Lives On! Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 217 Suggestions for Further Reading 221
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