Overview
What do we need to do to turn our “religion” into our lives? This 20th anniversary sequel to a seminal book of the Jewish renewal movement deals with spirituality in relation to personal growth, marriage, ecology, feminism, politics, and more. Including new chapters, Waskow outlines original ways to merge ""religious"" life and ""personal"" life in our society today.
Full Product Details
Author: Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow ,
Neil Gillman
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Imprint: Jewish Lights Publishing
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.626kg
ISBN: 9781683360988
ISBN 10: 1683360982
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 14 December 1995
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow is recognized as one of the leading thinkers of the Jewish renewal movement. He has been at the forefront of creating Jewish renewal theory, practice and institutions. He founded and directs The Shalom Center, and is a Pathfinder of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, an international network. He is founder and editor of the journal New Menorah, and helped found the Fabrangen Cheder and the National Havurah Committee. His previous books include Godwrestling; Godwrestling—Round 2: Ancient Wisdom, Future Paths, which was named ""Best Religion Book of the Year""; The Freedom Seder; Seasons of Our Joy; Freedom Journeys: The Tale of Exodus and Wilderness across Millennia; Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Vol. 1: Biblical Israel and Rabbinic Judaism; Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Vol. 2: Zionism and Eco-Judaism and Down-to-Earth Judaism. He is the co-editor of Trees, Earth, Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology (Jewish Publication Society). He and his wife, Phyllis Berman, who is also a leader of Jewish renewal, often join to speak, teach new forms of prayer and lead retreats and workshops in many Jewish and interreligious settings. Together they wrote Tales of Tikkun: New Jewish Stories to Heal the Wounded World. Waskow lives in the Philadelphia area. He has two grown children of his own, is ""associate parent"" for two others and has one son-in-law and one daughter-in-law. Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow is available to speak on the following topics: Freedom Journeys across Millennia Jewish Wisdom on the Earth and Human Earthlings Praying with Our Legs: Social Action Rooted in Spiritual Commitment Transformative Judaism The Flow of Jewish Time Click here to contact the author.
