Lawrence Kushner: 24 books
Eyes Remade for Wonder
A Lawrence Kushner Reader
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
A treasury of insight from one of the most creative spiritual thinkers in America.
Whether you are new to Kushner or a devoted fan, this is the place to begin.
At once deeply human and profoundly spiritual, Lawrence Kushner’s books are a treat for the soul. For nourishment and inspiration—...
by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
A window into the Jewish soulwritten especially for Christians.I invite you to explore with me some of the rich and varied expressions of the Jewish spiritual imagination. It is a tradition that may at times, for Christians, feel strangely familiar and will, for Christians and Jews, always challenge...
Five Cities of Refuge
Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
In the ancient Jewish practice of the kavannah (a meditation designed to focus one’s heart on its spiritual goal), Lawrence Kushner and David Mamet offer their own reactions to key verses from each week’s Torah portion, opening the biblical text to new layers of understanding.
Here is a...
God Was in This Place & I, I Did Not Know—25th Anniversary Ed
Finding Self, Spirituality and Ultimate Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Selected as a Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)
“Significant Jewish Book”
Jacob was running away from home. One night he lay down in the wilderness to sleep and had one of the great mystical experiences of Western religion. He dreamed there was a ladder, with angels ascending...
God Was in This Place & I, i Did Not Know
Finding Self, Spirituality and Ultimate Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
Selected as a Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)
“Significant Jewish Book”
Jacob was running away from home. One night he lay down in the wilderness to sleep and had one of the great mystical experiences of Western religion. He dreamed there was a ladder, with angels ascending...
Invisible Lines of Connection
Sacred Stories of the Ordinary
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
“Suppose there is something going on in the universe which is to ordinary, everyday reality as our unconcious is to our daily lives? Softly, but unmistakably guiding it. Most of the time, we are unaware of it. Yet, every now and then, on account of some ‘fluke,’ we are startled by the results...
Filling Words with Light
Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Breathe New Life into Your Prayer with the Wisdom of Kabbalah and the Hasidic MastersJewish 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...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
We Have Sinned
Sin and Confession in Judaism—Ashamnu and Al Chet (Prayers of Awe)
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
A varied and fascinating look at sin, confession and pardon in Judaism.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine the history of confession in...
by Lawrence Kushner, Gary Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
A Charming tale to remind us all that our kindness works miracles.When the sun sets and stars fill the sky, the square in the little town grows quiet and still. The cool air of distant hills mingles with the sweet scent of baking bread. The moon rises and glows softly. Its the sort of place where miracles...
Honey from the Rock
An Easy Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
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 they apply to daily life.
"There is a place that is as far from here as breathing out is from breathing in. For the word...
by Lawrence Kushner
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Flashes of insightsurprising, entertaining, inspiringfrom one of the most creative spiritual thinkers in America. The goal of all spiritual life is to get your ego out of the wayoutwit the sucker; dissolve it; shoot it; kill it. Silence the incessant planning, organizing, running, manipulating, possessing,...
by Lawrence Kushner
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
According to the Hebrew Bible, God made the world with words. God just spoke and the world became reality. (The Aramaic for I create as I speak is avara kdavara, or in magicians language, abracadabra.) . . . This does not protect words from the numbing effects of overuse in any religious tradition. ....
The Book of Miracles
A Young Person's Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Here is a book of spiritual adventure.
From the miracle at the Red Sea to the miracle of waking up this morning, this intriguing book introduces young people to a way of spiritual thinking to last a lifetime.
Kushner, whose award-winning books have brought spirituality to life for countless...
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