OUR DANCE WITH GOD

by Kedar, Karyn D.

• ISBN13: 9781580232029
• ISBN10: 1580232027
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub

Summary

Like the dolphin who exists in both water and air, so must we learn to live and thrive in two conflicting worlds -- the rational, material, everyday craziness of life versus the still, spiritual, soulfulness of our deepest selves. Balancing the two -- difficult as it often can be -- is the key to our spiritual survival. Through poignant stories, spiritual teaching and insights, Karyn Kedar shares with us the ways we can integrate the everyday -- family, work, personal challenges -- with our quest for deeper spiritual understanding. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Imagining the Dance	ix
Prayer: The Language of the Spirit
The Iron Wings	5	(9)
Navigating the Heavens	14	(3)
Meditation on the Beach of Boca Raton	17	(4)
Grace	21	(4)
And Then There Was Light	25	(4)
Mystery	29	(3)
Communal Prayer: The Philosophy of the Minyan	32	(7)
May the Words of My Mouth	39	(10)
Perspective: The Language of Thought
Choice as a Spiritual Law	49	(4)
Envision	53	(4)
Memory: Life Retold or Unlearned	57	(7)
Reflection, Then Reaction	64	(5)
Lingering	69	(4)
Watch	73	(6)
Interpretation	79	(4)
Change for the Sake of Transformation	83	(10)
Meaning
Searching for Meaning	93	(3)
Shema: Listening Is the Language of the Soul	96	(11)
Yisrael: Struggling with Reality	107	(6)
Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad: All Is One	113	(8)
Noticing the Invisible	121	(5)
Passion	126	(6)
Divine Discontent	132	(4)
Mortality Demands	136	(5)
Notes	141