Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections

ISBN 10: 1580237193 / ISBN 13: 9781580237192

Edité par Jewish Lights Publishing, 2013

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G1580237193I3N00

Synopsis :

In this unique volume, some of Judaism's most insightful contemporary thinkers bring the words of sages past to bear on the present. They explore how we can become closer to God through our relationships with others, our observance at home and our actions in the world, asking:

What do mitzvot have to do with mysticism?

Is spirituality selfish?

Can mysticism enhance community?

Organised thematically, each section focuses on how mysticism engages and complements the dimensions of religious life, including studying Torah, performing mitzvot and observing halakhah.

À propos des auteurs:

Lawrence Fine, Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor of Jewish Studies at Mount Holyoke College, is author of Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship, and other books.

Eitan Fishbane, PhD, a frequent scholar-in-residence and guest speaker at congregations across North America, is assistant professor of Jewish thought at The Jewish Theological Seminary; author of As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist (Stanford University Press); and co-editor of Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections (Jewish Lights).

Eitan Fishbane is available to speak on the following topics:

• Shabbat
• Prayer
• Spirituality
• God and Theology
• Mysticism
• Ethics
• Torah

Rabbi Or N. Rose is an associate dean at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. He is the coauthor of God in All Moments: Mystical and Practical Spiritual Wisdom from Hasidic Masters and coeditor of Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice; Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections and Speaking Torah: Spiritual Teachings from around the Maggid's Table, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (all Jewish Lights).

Yehonatan Chipman, an Orthodox rabbi, lives in Jerusalem, where he works as a
professional translator of academic Jewish texts. He is currently writing his first
book on Jewish religious thought.

Reb Mimi Feigelson is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi. She is the mashpiah ruchanit
(spiritual mentor) and lecturer in Rabbinic literature and Hasidic thought at the
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University in Los Angeles.
She is the former associate director of Yakar in Jerusalem and is an international
teacher of Hasidism and spirituality.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: ...
Éditeur : Jewish Lights Publishing
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket