A Sydney Taylor Award Notable Book; Ages 9-12 Perhaps best known by most Americans for his headline-making participation in the 1965 Selma, Alabama demonstration alongside the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Heschel was also an extraordinary Jewish educator and the author of nearly two dozen books. He inspired millions of Jews and non-Jews alike throughout the world with his writings and his campaigns for social causes. Or Rose is a PhD student in Jewish Thought at Brandeis University. His areas of research include Hasidism and modern Jewish thought. He has also served as an educator at the...
A Sydney Taylor Award Notable Book; Ages 9-12 Perhaps best known by most Americans for his headline-making participation in the 1965 Selma, Alabama de...
Leading scholars and teachers share their favorite texts of the Jewish mystical tradition--many available in English for the first time--and explore why these materials are meaningful and relevant to us today.
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...
Leading scholars and teachers share their favorite texts of the Jewish mystical tradition--many available in English for the first time--an...
