Rebecca is a thirteen year-old girl about to have her Bat Mitzvah, but she isn't even sure she wants to be Jewish. When she discovers a magical talisman wrapped in her great-great- grandfather's tallis (prayer shawl), the ghosts of her ancestors begin to show up. She wants to send the dead back to where they belong, but they have other plans. As she searches for a way to unlock the power of the talisman, she is pulled into a journey she could never have imagined, and along the way discovers the true meaning of family.

An engineer, a storyteller, and an interfaith minister with a background in the sciences merge their talents and curiosity to explore how the structure of ancient spoken Hebrew-and other indigenous languages-may show us the path to balance, harmony, and sustainability today. The book articulates: o How language is a key factor to cultural consciousness; o Comparisons of cultures and their languages; o A systems-based understanding of our lives and planet; o Essential understandings for those who don't speak a 'language of life'; o Paradigm shifts and tools necessary to re-achieve a...