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List Books » The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Exploring and Living a Spiritual Life
Authors: Stuart M. Matlins
ISBN-13: 9781580230933, ISBN-10: 1580230938
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Date Published: July 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
On the Spiritual Journey | ||
Introduction | ||
Pt. I | Awakening the Possibilities: What Is Jewish Spirituality? | |
Ruhaniyyut | 3 | |
Neshamah | 5 | |
Self | 7 | |
Jewish Definitions of Spirituality | 9 | |
The State of the Faith | 17 | |
The Personal God - and Beyond | 27 | |
God | 33 | |
Va-era: The Many Names of God | 34 | |
Breathing | 39 | |
Y-H-W-H | 41 | |
Adonai | 43 | |
Elohim | 45 | |
God-Language | 47 | |
Pt. II | The Worlds of Your Life: Where Is Spirituality Found? | |
God Within | 55 | |
Seeing the Invisible | 59 | |
Federal Express | 62 | |
I [Am the One] | 64 | |
Nitzavim: Women and the Covenant | 72 | |
Two Universes | 78 | |
The Spice of Desire | 81 | |
The Meaning of Illness and Healing in Jewish Tradition | 84 | |
A Splendid Way to Live | 94 | |
Midnight: Mysticism, Sexuality, and Creation | 96 | |
Jewish Mysticism Reconsidered | 100 | |
Be Mystical. Be Happy | 106 | |
A Note on the History of Kabbalah | 113 | |
Is Kabbalah Only for Jews? | 118 | |
How Wilderness Forms a Jew | 121 | |
Study: Our Relationship with Community | 129 | |
Community | 134 | |
On the Fringes | 136 | |
Terumah: Community as Sacred Space | 143 | |
Living in This Life | 148 | |
Creating Sanctuary | 150 | |
The Community of a Congregation: The Congregation as Community | 153 | |
Pt. III | The Times and Seasons of Your Life: When Does Spirituality Enter? | |
Time and Eternity | 159 | |
How the Jewish Calendar Works | 161 | |
The Sacred and the Everyday | 165 | |
Blessings! | 167 | |
The Feel of the Seasons and Becoming Deeply Human | 170 | |
Shabbat | 173 | |
Being | 176 | |
Making Shabbes | 179 | |
Resting in the Moment | 183 | |
The History and Observance of Rosh Hodesh | 195 | |
What to Say to Your Child on the Bimah | 200 | |
From Age-ing to Sage-ing | 203 | |
Pt. IV | Swords and Plowshares: Hot to Forge the Tools That Will Make It Happen | |
Torah | 211 | |
The Study of Torah | 214 | |
The Importance of Torah Study | 218 | |
The Joy of Study | 224 | |
Midrash: Sacred Stories | 228 | |
How to Create a Contemporary Midrash | 230 | |
The Power of Psalms | 236 | |
What Is a Congregation of Learners? | 242 | |
Hebrew Is the Jewish Language | 246 | |
History Today | 249 | |
Spiritual Yearning and Prayer | 253 | |
Yearning for God | 255 | |
All the World Is a Place for Prayer | 261 | |
Script | 264 | |
Introduction to the Liturgy: What to Look for in the Service | 267 | |
Silent Prayer, Breathing Prayer | 273 | |
Recovering the Sweetness of Sleep | 279 | |
A Prayer for Prayer | 282 | |
Hitbodedut | 284 | |
What Is Jewish Meditation? | 286 | |
The Practice of Jewish Meditation | 288 | |
Why Meditate? | 290 | |
The Roots and Fruits of Meditation | 296 | |
Nobel Boredom: How to View Meditation | 302 | |
On Mindfulness | 308 | |
Best Practices: A Distillation of Techniques and Outlook | 313 | |
Pt. V | So What Do You Do with It? Why Spirituality Should Be Part of Your Life | |
Tikkun 'Olam | 325 | |
Partners in Redemption | 327 | |
Choices | 334 | |
Confronting Our Borders: Spirituality and Life Are One | 339 | |
Managing and Leading | 345 | |
Smuggling Religion into Work | 349 | |
Spirituality, Schmerituality: Getting There through Deeds | 357 | |
Writing an Ethical Will | 368 | |
Field of Dreams | 378 | |
Miketz: In Search of Dreamers | 380 | |
Malachey Elyon: Messengers of the Most High | 386 | |
Live Now Gratefully and Responsibly | 389 | |
Yourself | 394 | |
On the Spiritual Journey | 397 | |
Notes | 399 | |
About the Contributors | 410 | |
Index of Contributors | 421 | |
About Jewish Lights | 423 |