In Israel, the High Holiday cycle marks the transition from summer to the rainy season.

In Waiting for Rain, the acclaimed teacher Bryna Levy offers a compelling collection of meditations that examine the biblical and liturgical readings associated with the High Holidays, from Rosh Hashanah to Simhat Torah. Based on a series of lectures given in Jerusalem at Matan - the Women s Institute for Torah Studies, and known as The Hoshana Rabbah Lectures, Levy s readings of the traditional texts echo the natural and spiritual tenor of this season.

Waiting for...