In calligraphy by the author. Folktales about and exploration of the mystical meanings of the Hebrew Alphabet. Open the old prayerbook-like pages of The Book of Letters and you will enter a special world of sacred tradition and religious feeling. More than just symbols, all twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet overow with meanings and ...
Hidden within the binding of an ancient text lies the answer to one of the heart's eternal questions. When the text falls into the hands of Rabbi Kalman Stern, he has no idea that his lonely life of intellectual pursuits is about to change.
This illuminating journey into the nature of God's "self" and one's self opens a window into Jewish spirituality for people of all faiths and backgrounds. God Was in This Place joins Kushner's great classics, The Book of Letters, Honey from the Rock, and The River of Light as the product of a new and dynamic spiritual and literary genius.
Through his everyday encounters with family, friends, colleagues and strangers, Kushner takes us deeply into our lives, finding flashes of spiritual insight in the process. This is a book where literature meets spirituality, where the sacred meets the ordinary, and, above all, where people of all faiths, all backgrounds can meet one another and ...
Learning partners Mamet (the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright) and Kushner (a rabbi) give their own unique perspectives on weekly readings from the books of the Torah. The author's thought-provoking commentaries, presented in alternating voices, examine the paradoxes, personalities, and ambiguities within the texts, leading to new levels of ...
An invitation to wade into a deeper spiritual consciousness, this manual is for all spiritual travelers who would like to attempt a mystical journey today, now in a new, redesigned anniversary edition. Includes a new Preface by the author.
Rabbi Kushner accessibly explains the lessons of Jewish spirituality for Christian readers who seek a more intimate relationship with God. With his trademark insightfulness and elegance, he discusses the Torah, daily spirituality, and the nature of God.
In Sparks beneath the Surface: A Spiritual Commentary on the Torah, Lawrence Kushner and Kerry Olitzky, two leaders in a new generation of liberal rabbis, have provided an invaluable tool to bring the teachings of Torah to modern Jews. Organized around the weekly Torah portions, Sparks beneath the Surface is designed to designed to resemble the ...
A "manual" for all spiritual travelers who would attempt a spiritual journey in our times. Taking us step by step, Kushner allows us to discover the meaning of our own quest: "to allow the river of light--the deepest currents of consciousness--to rise to the surface and animate our lives."
What is God like? Mixing sparks of curiosity and spiritual imagination, this wondrous, nondenominational book lights children's creativity and shows how God is with us every day, in every way. Full color.
In Kabbalah, the study of ancient Jewish mysticism, wise seers would meditate upon the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet and use them to unlock the secrets of the soul. Each card in this package features one of the letters, with its properties explained in the text. Combining the art the Tarot with the ancient mystical tradition of Kabbalah, ...
In the incomparable manner of his award-winning The Book of Letters: A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet, Kushner now lifts up and shakes the dust off primary religious words we use to describe the spiritual dimension of life. For each word, Kushner offers a startling, moving, and insightful explication and pointed readings from classical Jewish sources. ...
With incomparable ability to blend scholarship, imagination, psychology, mysticism, history and great writing, Rabbi Kushner offers something unique to both the spiritual seeker and the committed person of faith. With samplings from each of his books and a generous amount of previously unpublished material, "The Lawrence Kushner Reader" explores ...
Once a somewhat fringe aspect of Judaism, though always present and influential, with adherents primarily among Eastern European Jewry, Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, has, in the 21st century, been taken up (and some say remade) by Hollywood celebrities as well as by a generation of seekers who find in it something like an alternative religion. ...
Abridged from "Because Nothing Looks Like God", this specially adapted board book provides a gentle way for young children to explore how God is with us everyday. Full-color illustrations.
Like most Christians, Mary Blye Howe was uninformed about Jewish ritual and tradition. To satisfy her curiosity, she joined a Jewish study group held in the home of a Hasidic rabbi. "A Baptist Among the Jews" is Howe's first person account of her eye opening experience of studying with that welcoming group and how this experience led her to a ...
Quite simply, the easiest introduction to Jewish mysticism you can read. An insightful and absorbing introduction to the ten gates of Jewish mysticism and how it applies to daily life.
From one of today's most innovative and creative theologians comes a book to introduce children to a way of spiritual thinking. Revealing the essence of Judaism in a language they can understand and enjoy, "The Book of Miracles" combines Talmud, midrash, mystical and biblical stories to help readers make and treasure the connections between ...
This charming, unusual tale tells the story of two men--one rich and one poor--who come to realize their role in making miracles happen. Delightfully entertaining, this beautifully illustrated story is an easy way to help children understand how God works in the world. Full color.
Jewish mystics teach that every word a person utters in prayer should radiate light. Even the letters of the words of prayer carry sparks of the Divine that yearn to join together in holiness. In this inspiring spiritual companion, Reform rabbi Lawrence Kushner and Orthodox rabbi Nehemia Polen join together to provide a window into the liturgy for ...
Few writers are more identified with the boom of spirituality in America in the past 25 years than Lawrence Kushner. With his first book -- the now classic introduction to Jewish mysticism through the beauty and tradition of the Hebrew alphabet, The Book of Letters (1975), Kushner established himself as one of the most creative Jewish writers in ...
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