Jewish with Feeling : A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice

by Schachter, Zalman; Segel, Joel

• ISBN13: 9781573222808
• ISBN10: 1573222801
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-03
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Summary

One of the great innovators in Jewish history writes a practical guide to Jewish living in a modern world. Scholar, mystic, teacher, friend to spiritual teachers from Thomas Merton to the Dalai Lama, from Ram Dass to the revered Native American elders, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi is himself one of the great spiritual leaders of our time. In Jewish with Feeling, Rabbi Schachter-Shalomi brings the core tenets and practices of Judaism into the twenty-first century. Drawing on a wide range of philosophies and religious traditions, Schachter-Shalomi illuminates the universal aspects of Judaism and shows readers how to apply them to daily life. Emphasizing personal experience over doctrine, he offers sage insight into how Judaism-both old and new-can help us lead satisfying spiritual lives.

Author Biography

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi is the spiritual leader of the Jewish Renewal movement. He grew up in Austria, steeped in the meditative culture of Hasidism, and then went on to seek spiritual and psychological understanding from many other wisdom traditions. He has published more than 150 books and articles on Jewish spiritual life and has translated many Hasidic and Kabbalistic texts into English. Joel Segel lived and studied in Israel for seventeen years. He was formerly an editor at Shambhala Publications.

Table of Contents

Oy, what a word!	p. 3
A life in time	p. 35
Talking to God	p. 74
The meaning of mitzvah	p. 115
A new kind of kosher	p. 149
Why be Jewish?	p. 181
The Jewish word for hope	p. 222
A final blessing	p. 253
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