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Contents—New BooksThe JGuy’s Guide The GPS for Jewish Teen Guys / Meszler / Reinharz / Suneby / Heiman 1
Who by Fire, Who by Water—Un’taneh Tokef / Hoffman (Prayers of Awe Series) NEW IN PAPERBACK! 2
May God Remember (Yizkor) Memory and Memorializing in Judaism / Hoffman (Prayers of Awe Series) 3
Repentance The Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah / Newman NEW IN PAPERBACK! 4
Into the Fullness of the Void A Spiritual Autobiography / Elbaum 5
Believing and Its Tensions A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought / Gillman 6
God of Becoming and Relationship The Dynamic Nature of Process Theology / Artson 7
Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections / Fine / Fishbane / Rose NEW IN PAPERBACK! 8
Christians and Jews—Faith to Faith Tragic History, Promising Present, Fragile Future / Rudin NEW IN PAPERBACK! 9
Judaism and Health A Handbook of Practical, Professional and Scholarly Resources / Levin / Prince 10
Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent Sacred Teachings—Annotated & Explained / Shapiro 11
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CONTENTS BY CATEGORYBar Mitzvah 1, 23Biblical Studies 14Children’s 22, 23Congregation Resources 16–17, 23Food 21Healing 10High Holy Days 2–4History 9, 21Inspiration 13Interfaith Relations 9Jewish Life 16, 17Judaism 1–10, 12–20, 22Kabbalah 5, 8, 20Meditation 18Men’s Interest 15Mysticism 5, 8, 20Personal Growth 13, 14Prayer 2, 3, 15, 19Religion 14, 22Self-Help 4, 13Spirituality 4, 5, 11, 19Spiritual Practice 4, 18, 19 Theology 6, 7, 12Teens 1, 23Travel 21
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By Rabbi Edward Feinstein6 x 9, 160 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-454-2 $15.99
Edited by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin6 x 9, 304 pp, Hardcover 978-1-58023-507-5 $24.99
By Penina Adelman, Ali Feldman and Shulamit Reinharz6 x 9, 240 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-215-9 $16.99
Judaism6 x 9, 144 pp (est), Quality PB Original978-1-58023-721-5 $16.99Available October 2013Authors’ Home Areas: Boston and Washington, DC
By Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler, Dr. Shulamit Reinharz, Liz Suneby and Diane Heiman
What does it mean to be a young Jewish man?
Who am I? How do I feel about myself? Do I seem cool? Do I fit in? These overarching teen boys’ con-cerns are addressed head on through the voices of contemporary Jewish teens, men, and biblical and his-torical stories. The JGuy’s Guide helps young teens see how Judaism can help them navigate the often choppy waters of adolescence while it strengthens Jewish iden-tity and pride.
This interactive book encourages personal reflec-tion and discussion, making it ideal for the individual teenager as well as education and discussion groups. Its candid approach explores dilemmas boys face in their daily lives: the pressure to excel at sports, school and social life; the courage to speak up when friends make questionable choices or parents act hypocritically; and more. Like the Talmud, the book offers many perspec-tives and reflection questions to help boys find their own truths.
The JGuy’s GuideThe GPS for Jewish Teen Guys
Teens / Bar Mitzvah—New Books
Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler, spiritual leader of Temple Sinai in Sharon, Massachusetts, and a noted educator, is author of A Man’s Responsibility: A Jewish Guide to Being a Son, a Partner in Marriage, a Father and a Community Leader, among other books.Dr. Shulamit Reinharz, coauthor of The JGirl’s Guide: The Young Jewish Woman’s Handbook for Coming of Age, is the Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, the world’s only academic center devoted to the study of Jews and gender.
Liz Suneby and Diane Heiman are award-winning authors of several books for teens and children, including The Mitzvah Project Book: Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah ... and Your Life.
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Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins6 x 9, 304 pp, Quality Pb Original978-1-58023-363-7 $16.99
Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz ElkinsSection Introductions from Arthur Green’s These Are the Words6 x 9, 400 pp, Quality Pb978-1-58023-437-5 $19.99
Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz ElkinsSection Introductions from Arthur Green’s These Are the Words6 x 9, 368 pp, Quality Pb978-1-58023-438-2 $19.99hardcover, 978-1-58023-271-5 $24.99
Judaism / Prayer6 x 9, 272 ppQuality PB, 978-1-58023-672-0 $19.99Available July 2013Hardcover, 978-1-58023-424-5 $24.99Editor’s Home Area: New York City
“Raw, revealing, honest and even profound.”—Jewish Book World
Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD
The most controversial prayer of the Jewish New Year—what it means, who
wrote it, why we say it. New in paperback!Explore the profound, perplexing and persuasive power of Un’taneh Tokef, one of the most beloved, promi-nent and controversial pieces in the Ashkenazi High Holy Day liturgy. Interact with thought-provoking and inspiring discussions on all aspects of this prayer that defies easy understanding—its moral challenge, fatal-istic theology, proclamation of God’s holiness, call to human responsibility and prescription for redemption.
Commentaries from over forty men and women, scholars and rabbis, artists and poets from all major Jewish denominations examine Un’taneh Tokef from the viewpoints of the ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as halakhic, Talmudic, linguistic, biblical, mystical, feminist, community and personal perspectives. For a complete list of contributors, see www.jewishlights.com.
Prayers of AweA multi-volume series designed to explore the High Holy Day liturgy and enrich the praying experience for everyone, whether experienced worshipers or guests who encounter Jewish prayer for the first time. Each volume features traditional Hebrew text with a new translation that lets you know exactly what the prayer says. Introductions provide the foundations for the prayer—its history, authorship and legend.
Who by Fire, Who by WAterUn’taneh Tokef
New iN PaPerback—High Holy Days
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD, a leader in the transformation of Judaism in America, is professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. He is the editor of the My People’s Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries series, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and the Prayers of Awe series; and coeditor of My People’s Passover haggadah: traditional texts, Modern Commentaries, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He has written and edited over thirty books.
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By Rabbi Michael Strassfeld6 x 9, 544 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-247-0 $19.99
Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD6 x 9, 288 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-430-6 $24.99
Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD6 x 9, 304 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-612-6 $24.99
Judaism / Prayer6 x 9, 250 pp (est)Hardcover, 978-1-58023-689-8 $24.99Available June 2013Editor’s Home Area: New York City
Praise for Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman’s Work
“A wealth of information.... Readers will obtain a new understanding of this important prayer.”
—Jewish Eye
“Hoffman’s precision ... [is] evident.... Worth reading ... meticulous.”
—Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD
An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why
memory—ours and God’s—is so central to the human enterprise.
Few topics exercise the Jewish mind and heart as thor-oughly as memorializing the past, and few prayers on the High Holy Days attract as many people as does Yizkor, the Jewish memorial service par excellence.
Yizkor recalls both personal losses and the martyrs of history. It began as a sobering reflection on the Jews killed by the Crusaders who destroyed Jewish communities in the Rhineland on their way to the Holy Land. Its signature line, Yizkor (“May God remember”), headed up the memory books in which Jews listed the names of their dead, with the fervent hope that God would remember them. Other prayers followed, including El malei rachamim (“God, full of compassion”), a response to the Chmielnicki pogroms in 1648 Ukraine. Jews in the nineteenth century enlarged this original set of prayers to become the lengthy and touching service that we have today.
May God Remember provides the history and the ideas behind this fascinating chapter in Jewish piety. The fourth volume in the Prayers of Awe series, it assembles the collective thought of thirty contribu-tors from all denominations, and from the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany and Israel. Appendices provide the Sefardi memorial prayer called Hashkavah, and a translation and annotation of the original elegy for the dead in 1648 whose loss spurred the creation of El malei rachamim, the most famous of our memorial prayers and a staple for the funeral liturgy as well. For a complete list of contributors, see www.jewishlights.com.
High Holy Days—New Books
MAy God reMeMber—YizkorMemory and Memorializing in Judaism
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By Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky4½ x 6½, 368 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-396-5 $16.99
By Rabbi Rami ShapiroForeword by Marcia Ford5½ x 8½, 176 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-59473-151-8 $16.99
By Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar6 x 9, 176 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-451-1 $16.99
Judaism / Spirituality / Self-Help6 x 9, 256 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-718-5 $18.99Available July 2013Hardcover, 978-1-58023-426-9 $24.99Author’s Home Area: Minneapolis
By Dr. Louis E. NewmanForeword by Rabbi Harold M. SchulweisPreface by Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar
An inspiring way to reclaim your integrity and renew your sense of
moral purpose. New in paperback!A candid and comprehensive probe into the nature of moral transgression and spiritual healing. Examines both the practical and philosophical dimensions of teshuvah, Judaism’s core religious-moral teaching on repentance, and its value for us—Jews and non-Jews alike—today. Charts the path of teshuvah, revealing to us how we can free ourselves from the burden of our own transgressions.
“easy to read.... Recommended.”—American Jewish Libraries Newsletter
“understandable and comprehensible.... exemplary.... Gives our faith and its quest for human spiritual progress a new and refined purpose.”
—Jewish Star
“Perfect for reading in daily doses ... eloquently [explains] the components of the teshuvah process, and [the] factors that people encounter and struggle with.”
—Jewish Book World
repenTAnceThe Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah
New iN PaPerBack—Spiritual Practice
Dr. Louis E. Newman, a frequent speaker on the topics of personal growth and Jewish ethics, is author of Past imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish ethics; An introduction to Jewish ethics; and the LifeLight™ pastoral care booklet Doing Teshuvah: undoing Mistakes, Repairing Relationships and Finding inner Peace. He is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, rabbi emeritus at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, is the author of many books, including Conscience: The Duty to Obey and the Duty to Disobey.
Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar, senior rabbi at Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in the Chicago area, is author of The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness; God Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart; and Our Dance with God: Finding Prayer, Perspective, and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives.
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By Tamar Frankiel, PhD6 x 9, 256 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-141-1 $16.95
Translation & Annotation by Dr. Daniel C. MattForeword by Andrew Harvey5½ x 8½, 176 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-893361-51-5 $16.99
By Arthur Green6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-213-5 $18.99
Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism6 x 9, 300 pp (est) Quality PB Original978-1-58023-715-4 $18.99Available November 2013Author’s Home Areas: Israel and New York City
By Dov Elbaum
A mystical spiritual journey—both deeply personal and strikingly universal.
Into the Fullness of the Void is the spiritual auto-biography of one of Israel’s leading cultural figures that provides insights and guidance for all of us. Grow-ing up in an ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem family, Elbaum was a prodigy who seemed destined for greatness in the ultra-Orthodox world of Talmud study. But in his late teens, he dramatically broke with the ultra-Orthodox world and set out into secular Israeli society.
In this book, Elbaum seeks to understand what compelled his decision and to grasp its consequences. With the structure of the Kabbalah as his road map, Elbaum moves into the deep recesses of his self and his soul. The ultimate goal of his journey is “the Void,” a Kabbalistic space that precedes God’s creation of the world, and a psychological state that precedes our emergence as individuals. It is a space of great vulner-ability but also of hope for renewal and rebirth.
This is an intimate, honest, revealing work, both deeply personal and strikingly universal. The Hebrew edition was a bestseller and sold over 50,000 copies.
Spirituality / Mysticism—New Books
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New Spiritual Voices from IsraelAn exciting new series featuring inspiring insights on Jewish spirituality from some of Israel’s most important thinkers.
“Brilliant, courageous and innovative.... Creates a new understanding—both personal and spiritual—of a Jewish tradition that today non-Jews and non-israelis worldwide are fascinated by.”
—Moshe Idel, Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought, Hebrew university, Jerusalem
Dov Elbaum, an award-winning author, teacher and leader among new Jewish spiritual thinkers, hosts a weekly television talk show. He was awarded the Israel President’s Prize for Young Writers and is the recipient of the Liebhaber Prize for the Promotion of Religious Tolerance and Cultural Pluralism.
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By Dr. David Hartman6 x 9, 336 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-515-0 $35.00
By Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD6 x 9, 336 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-081-0 $19.99
By Dr. David Hartman with Charlie Buckholtz6 x 9, 208 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-455-9 $24.99
Judaism / Theology5½ x 8½, 144 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-669-0 $19.99Available July 2013Author’s Home Area: New York City
Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD, emeritus professor of Jewish philosophy and former dean of the Rabbinical School at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, is author of Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; The Death of Death: Resurrection and immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly “Best Book of the Year”; among other books.
By Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD
An intimate and candid examination of the changing nature of belief and where it can lead us—from the life experience of one of Judaism’s leading thinkers.
For over five decades, Rabbi Neil Gillman has helped people think through the most challenging questions at the heart of being a believing religious person. In this intimate rethinking of his own theological journey he explores the changing nature of belief and the com-plexities of reconciling the intellectual, emotional and moral questions of his own searching mind and soul.• If what we have in recognizing, speaking of and
experiencing God is a wide-ranging treasury of humanly crafted metaphors, what, then, is the ul-timate reality, the ultimate nature of God? What lies beyond the metaphors?
• If humanity was an active partner in revelation—if the human community participated in what was revealed and gave it meaning—what then should be the authority of Jewish law?
• How do we cope—intellectually, emotionally and morally—with suffering, the greatest challenge to our faith commitment, relationship with God and sense of a fundamentally ordered world?
• Death is inevitable but why is it built in as part of the total life experience?
“ A mature, sensitive, deeply human, instructive and highly personal account of faith and its trials by one of the master Jewish teachers and theologians of our time. Challenging, moving, comforting and hopeful—a religious treasure!”
—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew union College–Jewish institute of Religion
believinG And iTs TensionsA Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought
New Books—Theology
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By Rabbi Ralph D. MecklenburgerForeword by Dr. Howard KelferPreface by Dr. Neil Gillman6 x 9, 224 pp, hardcover978-1-58023-508-2 $24.99
By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL6 x 9, 176 ppQuality Pb Original978-1-58023-631-7 $18.99
Edited by Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhDForeword by Rabbi David J. WolpePreface by Rabbi Carole B. Balin, PhD6 x 9, 240 ppQuality Pb, 978-1-58023-630-0 $19.99hardcover, 978-1-58023-413-9 $24.99
Judaism / Theology6 x 9, 200 pp (est), Hardcover978-1-58023-713-0 $24.99Available September 2013Author’s Home Area: Los Angeles
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL, is dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University, where he is vice president. He is the author of several inspiring books about Judaism and our lives, including his most recent book, Passing Life’s tests: spiritual Reflections on the trial of Abraham, the binding of isaac.
By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL
You no longer have to choose between what you know and what you believe—
an accessible introduction to a theological game-changer.
Much of what we were told we should believe when we were younger forces us to choose between our spirit and our intellect, between science and religion, between morality and dogma: unchanging laws of nature vs. miracles that sound magical; a good God vs. the tragedies that strike all living creatures; a God who knows the future absolutely vs. an open future that we help to shape through our choices.
This fascinating introduction to Process Theology from a Jewish perspective shows that these are false choices. Inspiring lecturer, spiritual leader and theolo-gian Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson presents an overview of what Process Theology is and what it can mean for our spiritual lives. He explains how Process Theology breaks us free from the strictures of ancient Greek and medieval European philosophy, allowing us to see all creation not as this or that, us or them, but as related patterns of energy through which we connect to every-thing. Armed with Process insights and tools, we can break from outdated religious dichotomies and affirm that our religiosity, our spirit, our minds and our ethics all strengthen and refine each other.
Accessible and inviting, this examination of Process Theology is aimed at readers of all faiths who have no previous knowledge of Process thought, as well as read-ers familiar with Process Theology from a Christian perspective who seek to enhance and root that theol-ogy with the resources of Jewish faith and thought.
Theology—New books
God oF becominG And relAtionshipThe Dynamic Nature of Process Theology
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Translation and Annotation by Rabbi Rami ShapiroForeword by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi5½ x 8½, 240 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-59473-275-1 $16.99
Edited and Translated by Or N. Rose with Ebn D. Leader5½ x 8½, 192 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-186-2 $16.95
Selection, Translation and Commentary by Eitan Fishbane, PhD6 x 9, 208 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-459-7 $18.99
Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism6 x 9, 256 ppQuality PB, 978-1-58023-719-2 $18.99Available September 2013Hardcover, 978-1-58023-434-4 $24.99Editors’ Home Areas: Boston and New York City
Edited by Lawrence Fine, Eitan Fishbane and Or N. Rose
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. New in paperback!In this unique volume, some of Judaism’s most insight-ful 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?
Organized thematically, each section focuses on how mysticism engages and complements the dimensions of religious life, including studying Torah, performing mitzvot and observing halakhah.
“intelligent ... [a] relevant and timely understanding of the subject. Focused and deeply religious ... [it] will certainly delight scholars in the field.”
—Publishers Weekly
JeWish MysTicisM And The spiriTuAl liFeClassical Texts, Contemporary Reflections
New iN PaPerBack— Judaism / Mysticism
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, assistant professor of Jewish thought at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, is author of The Sabbath Soul: Mystical Reflections on the Transformative Power of Holy Time.
Or N. Rose, associate dean at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, is coeditor of God in All Moments: Mystical & Practical Spiritual Wisdom from Hasidic Masters, among other books.
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By Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie and Imam Jamal Rahman6 x 9, 192 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-59473-317-8 $16.99
By Rabbi Michael J. Cook, PhD6 x 9, 416 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-313-2 $29.99
Judaism / Christianity6 x 9, 288 ppQuality PB, 978-1-58023-717-8 $18.99Available October 2013Hardcover, 978-1-58023-432-0 $24.99Author’s Home Area: Miami
By Rabbi James Rudin
In time for Pope Francis’s new initiatives. We now have the potential to end two thousand years of hostility—will we
succeed? New in paperback!With keen wisdom and a masterful understanding of history, Rabbi James Rudin, an acclaimed authority in the field of Jewish-Christian relations, provides the context necessary for Christians and Jews to recognize the critical challenges posed by the past—and the future—of their two religions.
Spanning twenty centuries of controversy, horror and promise, Rudin’s narrative examines:• The sources of both conflict and commonal-
ity between the two religions• The need to address and redress past wrongs• The agenda required to create a shared future
free of bigotry
It includes proven approaches for successful inter-religious dialogues, including tips on session organization, project ideas and a discussion guide to enhance Christians’ and Jews’ knowledge of each other.
“Crystal clear.... Draws extensively from the historical and religious records of both Jews and Christians ... impressive.”
—American Library Association’s Booklist
ChristiAns & Jews—FAith to FAithTragic History, Promising Present, Fragile Future
Jewish History / Christianity—New iN PaPerback
Rabbi James Rudin, an international leader in interreligious relations and a frequent guest on television and radio programs, is the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) senior interreligious adviser. He was a member of the AJC’s professional staff for thirty-two years, where he served as interreligious affairs director. He is a prolific author and a columnist for the Religion News Service, a Newhouse Newspaper syndicate, and has published articles in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Century, National Catholic Reporter and Christianity Today. Among his books is Israel for Christians: Understanding Modern Israel.
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Edited by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC6 x 9, 528 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-427-6 $35.00
Edited by Rabbi William Cutter, PhD6 x 9, 240 ppQuality PB, 978-1-58023-373-6 $19.99Hardcover, 978-1-58023-314-9 $24.99
Judaism6 x 9, 500 pp (est), Hardcover978-1-58023-714-7 $40.00Available October 2013Editors’ Home Areas: Dallas and Los Angeles
Edited by Jeff Levin, PhD, MPH, and Michele F. Prince, LCSW, MAJCSForeword by Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD
The first comprehensive published resource for the emerging field of
Judaism and health.This is the first state-of-the-art sourcebook to encom-pass the wide breadth of the new and rapidly growing field of Judaism and health, which encompasses basic and applied research and scholarly writing on scientific, clinical, bioethical, pastoral and educational themes, as well as communal and liturgical programming. With contributions from over twenty-five leading Jewish professionals, this is the most up-to-date summary of ongoing activities at the intersection of Jewish life and health, healing, medicine and healthcare. It includes the broadest imaginings by multidisciplinary and interdenominational voices exploring the physical, psychological, communal and spiritual expressions of health in the form of overviews of recent research stud-ies, first-person narratives by rabbis and clinicians and professional and personal advice for many audiences.
This comprehensive volume is part professional handbook, part scholarly resource and part source of practical information for those with an interest in the most recent and most exciting developments in this new field.
New Books— Judaism / Healing
JudAisM And heAlThA Handbook of Practical, Professional and Scholarly Resources
Jeff Levin, PhD, MPH, holds a distinguished chair at Baylor University, where he is University Professor of Epidemiol-ogy and Population Health, and director of the Program on Religion and Population Health at the Institute for Studies of Religion. He also serves as adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University School of Medicine.
Michele F. Prince, LCSW, MAJCS, is executive director of OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center in Los Angeles. She is a steering committee member and former director of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health of Hebrew Union College. She is an oncology social worker affiliated with the Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California.
Rabbi Elliott N. Dorff, PhD, is rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University and author of The Way Into Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), among other books.
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Translation & Annotation by Rabbi Rami ShapiroForeword by Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi5½ x 8½, 224 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-59473-037-5 $16.99
By Rabbi Rami Shapiro6 x 9, 176 ppQuality PB Original978-1-58023-624-9 $16.99
Spirituality5½ x 8½, 200 pp (est), Quality PB Original978-1-59473-515-8 $16.99Available September 2013Annotator’s Home Area: Nashville
Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award-winning author, theologian, storyteller and essayist. He is author of Hasidic Tales—Annotated & explained, The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice; and Tanya, the Masterpiece of Hasidic Wisdom—Selections Annotated & explained, among other books.
Annotated by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Spiritual wisdom for the millions of Americans who are moving away
from traditional houses of worship in their quest for God.
The fastest growing spiritual movement in the United States today is that of the religiously unaffiliated. These spiritual seekers make up 20 percent of the adult American population; they are the spiritual equivalent of political independents. Refusing to limit themselves to one religion or another, these seekers without borders are open to wisdom wherever it can be found.
Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent is a “bible” for this vast and growing social movement. It weaves sacred texts and teachings from the world’s major religions into a coherent exploration of the five core questions at the heart of every spiritual search: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? How shall I live? Why?
It couples these sacred teachings with modern commentary designed to help readers use these texts in their daily lives, making Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent a primer for twenty-first- century spiritual life.
Praise for Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s Work“A practical guide to embracing the world with compassion.... engaging.”
—New York Jewish Week
“With energy, enthusiasm, and interfaith perspective, Shapiro offers an invaluable gift with this inspiring and enlightening work.”
—Spirituality & Health
Spirituality—New Books
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By Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, PhD6 x 9, 256 pp, hardcover978-1-58023-463-4 $24.99
By Sylvia Barack Fishman, PhD6 x 9, 288 ppQuality Pb, 978-1-58023-367-5 $18.99hardcover, 978-1-58023-030-8 $24.99
Judaism / Theology / History6 x 9, 192 ppQuality PB Original978-1-58023-690-4 $16.99
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman is a noted teacher, speaker and author whose work includes the National Jewish Book Award finalist sacred Parenting: Jewish wisdom for Your Family’s early Years; Living torah; b’chol L’vavcha; and haman and the Jews. Her essays, sermons and poetry are widely published, and she is a featured guest on the syndicated television talk show Daytime.
the messiAh And the JeWsThree Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief and Hope
By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman
A comprehensive, inspiring and fascinating discovery of what Jews
believe about the Messiah— and why you might believe in
the Messiah, too. The coming of the Messiah—the promise of redemp-tion—is among Judaism’s gifts to the world. But it is a gift about which the world knows so little. It has been overshadowed by Christian belief and teaching, and as a result its Jewish significance has been all but lost. To further complicate matters, Jewish messianic teaching is enthralling, compelling, challenging, exhilarating—yet, up until now, woefully inaccessible. This book will change that.
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman brings together, and to life, this three-thousand-year-old tradition as never before. Rather than simply reviewing the vast body of Jewish messianic literature, she explores an astonishing range of primary and secondary sources, explaining in an informative yet inspirational way these teachings’ significance for Jews of the past—and infuses them with new meaning for the modern reader, both Jewish and non-Jewish.
Truly unmatched in its range, scholarship and insight—and unique in its accessibility and engaging style—The Messiah and the Jews will capture your attention as you seek wisdom, wonder and—above all—hope.
“explores ... Jewish notions about the Messiah, leaving the subject open while reiterating Maimonides’s asser-tion that ‘we await the Messiah every day.’”
—Publisher’s Weekly
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By Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD6 x 9, 176 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-404-7 $16.99Hardcover 978-1-58023-343-9 $19.99
Judaism / Personal Growth—receNtly PuBlished
By Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHLForeword by Rabbi Naomi Levy
An inspiring introduction to the most important lesson for today’s busy world:
the “take away” is to “take away.”Every day we are faced with choices that entail saying no—and frankly we’re not very good at it. Whether it’s the desire to please, get ahead, accumulate or impress, our lives have become so full and so busy that it is hard to determine what we really need and what’s really im-portant to us.
The purpose of this book is to help you take back control of the things that matter most in your life. It taps timeless Jewish wisdom that teaches how to “hold on tightly” to the things that matter most while learning to “let go lightly” of the demands, worries, activities and conflicts that do not ultimately matter. Drawing insights from ancient and modern sources, it helps you identify your core values as well as the opportunities that do not reflect those values, and that you can learn to pass up. It also shows you how to establish a disci-plined practice to help you adhere to your choices.
Whether it’s letting go of resentment, learning to say “no” at work or to your loved ones, downsizing your diet or asking less of the earth, this book will help you distinguish between the trivial and the profound.
sAyinG no And leTTinG GoJewish Wisdom on Making Room for What Matters Most
By Rabbi Lawrence Kushner5½ x 8½, 160 pp, Quality PB 978-1-879045-98-9 $15.95
Judaism / Inspiration / Self-Help6 x 9, 192 ppQuality PB Original978-1-58023-670-6 $16.99
“Offers us a path to sanity and a return to love and meaningful relationships.... Set aside the time to read this book in peace and quiet. Within it you will find a path back to your own life.”
—Rabbi Naomi Levy, bestselling author, To Begin Again
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL, noted lecturer, is coordinator of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) editorial committee on the forthcoming High Holy Days prayer book. He is spiritual leader at Temple Shalom in Chicago, has a doctorate in Hebrew literature from Hebrew Union College and is author of Heads and Tales: Stories of the Sages to enlighten Our Minds, among other books.Rabbi Naomi Levy, the best-selling author of To Begin Again and Talking to God, is spiritual leader of Nashuva, a groundbreaking Jewish outreach organization based in Los Angeles.
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pAssinG liFe’s TesTsSpiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of Isaac
By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL
How can we live richer lives through contemplating God’s merciless demand,
the horror of Abraham’s test, the faith of Isaac’s participation—
and see our own opportunity to grow by reliving the encounter?
Among stories so terrible they rend our hearts, so profound they touch the depths of our souls, and so exalted they reach to heaven, none is more poignant than the Bible story of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son, Isaac. A story revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and turned over and over by great secular thinkers searching for meaning, this gripping tale shocks us into complete attention, then takes us—in nineteen short verses—on a roller coaster ride of emotion, challenge and hope.
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, known widely for making the Hebrew Bible relevant to our lives, draws on generations of Jewish sages, philosophers and scholars to explore this ancient story, known as the binding of Isaac or the test of Abraham. He invites us to use this powerful tale as a tool for our own soul wrestling, to transcend its words to confront our own existential sacrifices and our ability to face—and surmount—life’s tests. By applying this tale’s lessons to everyday events, Artson compels us to pay closer attention to our lives and, through our priori-ties, responsibilities, mindfulness and faith, ask our-selves if we are passing our own tests.
Religion / Biblical Studies6 x 9, 176 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-631-7 $18.99
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL, noted spiritual leader, lectures widely across the United States. He is dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University, where he is vice president. He is author of several inspiring books about Judaism and our lives, including The everyday Torah: Weekly Reflections and inspirations.
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By Dr. Norman J. Cohen6 x 9, 192 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-118-3 $16.95
By Dr. Norman J. Cohen6 x 9, 224 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-461-0 $24.99
Translation & Annotation by Donald Kraus Foreword by Dr. Marc Brettler5½ x 8½, 256 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-59473-389-5 $16.99
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“Offers the contemporary reader new insights into a controversial and ancient story, and ignites a passion for the wisdom inherent in Torah with his readers. This is an enriching book!”
—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew union College–Jewish institute of Religion
“Belongs high in the ranks of those who have valiantly tackled an enigmatic story that defies decoding.”
—Publishers Weekly
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JeWish Men prAyWords of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Judaism / Prayer5 x 7¼, 400 ppHardcover978-1-58023-628-7 $19.99
Edited by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Stuart M. Matlins
Foreword by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL
A celebration of Jewish men’s voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal,
to comfort, to inspire—from the ancient world up to our own day.
Drawn from mystical, traditional, biblical, Talmudic, Hasidic and modern sources, these prayers will help you deepen your relationship with God and help guide your journey of self-discovery, healing and spiritual aware-ness. Together they provide a powerful and creative expression of Jewish men’s inner lives, and the always revealing, sometimes painful, sometimes joyous—and often even practical—practice that prayer can be.
Jewish Men Pray will challenge your preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire you to explore new ways of prayerful expression, new paths for finding the sacred in the ordinary and new possibilities for under-standing the Jewish relationship with the Divine. This is a book to treasure and to share.
“[A] rare book whose execution is as skillful as the need is deep. We need to learn how to pray as men and here is the guidance that will help us along this sacred path.”
—Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, California; author, Why Faith Matters
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, named one of the fifty leading rabbis in North America by newsweek, is executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. He is author of many books on Jewish spirituality, healing and Jewish religious practice, including Life’s Daily Blessings: inspiring Reflections on Gratitude for every Day, Based on Jewish Wisdom.Stuart M. Matlins is widely recognized as a leader in the spiritual transformation of Judaism in our time. Recipient of the American Jewish Distinguished Service Award, he is founder, editor in chief and publisher of Jewish Lights Publishing. He is the editor of several books, including the best-selling How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The essential Religious etiquette Handbook and The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook: A Guide to understanding, exploring & Living a Spiritual Life.
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL, holds the Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair of the Ziegler School of Rab-binic Studies and is vice president of American Jewish University in Los Angeles. He is the author of many books, including Passing Life’s Tests: Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of isaac.
By Rabbi Mike Comins6 x 9, 320 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-417-7 $18.99
By Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler6 x 9, 192 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-435-1 $16.99
Edited by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin6 x 9, 368 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-395-8 $24.99
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By Rabbi Sidney SchwarzForeword by Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat
Visionary solutions to a community ripe for transformational change—from
fourteen leading innovators of Jewish life.The American Jewish community is riddled with doubts about the viability of the institutions that well served the Jewish community of the twentieth century. Synagogues, federations and Jewish membership orga-nizations have yet to figure out how to meet the chang-ing interests and needs of the next generation.
In this challenging yet hopeful call for transforma-tional change, visionary leader Rabbi Sidney Schwarz looks at the social norms that are shaping the habits and lifestyles of younger American Jews and why the next generation is so resistant to participation in the institutions of Jewish communal life as they currently exist. He sets out four guiding principles that can drive a renaissance in Jewish life and gives evidence of how, on the margins of the Jewish community, those princi-ples are already generating enthusiasm and engage-ment from the very Millennials that the organized Jewish community has yet to engage.
JeWish meGAtrendsCharting the Course of the American Jewish Future
receNtly Published—Jewish Life
By Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD6 x 9, 240 pp, Quality Pb Original978-1-58023-248-7 $19.99
By Dr. Misha Galperin Foreword by Larry S. Moses6 x 9, 192 pp, Quality Pb Original978-1-58023-492-4 $16.99
Judaism6 x 9, 288 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-667-6 $24.99
“this stimulating book is a thoughtful commentary on the present and future of the American Jewish community.”
—★ Publishers Weekly starred review
“this is an excellent book for … those who wish to create new spiritual institutions.”—American Library Association’s Booklist
Rabbi Sidney Schwarz, a senior fellow at Clal—The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, is a consultant to synagogues and Jewish organizations throughout the United States and frequent speaker on Judaism and Jewish life. He is author of Finding a spiritual home: how a new generation of Jews Can transform the American synagogue and Judaism and Justice: the Jewish Passion to Repair the world.Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat has served in senior leadership posts in four US administrations while also playing a leadership role in the Jewish community, most recently as the co-chairman of the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. He is the author of imperfect Justice and the Future of the Jews.
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Edited by Judea and Ruth Pearl6 x 9, 304 pp, Deluxe PB w/flaps978-1-58023-259-3 $18.99
By Dr. Ron Wolfson6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-244-9 $19.99
Judaism6 x 9, 288 pp, Hardcover978-1-58023-666-9 $24.99
Dr. Ron Wolfson, a dynamic and popular speaker on Judaism and Jewish spirituality, is cofounder of Synagogue 3000, an institute for envisioning the synagogue of the future. He is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and author of The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community and God’s To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God’s Work on earth, among other books.
By Dr. Ron Wolfson
How to transform the model of twentieth-century Jewish institutions into twenty-first-century relational communities offering meaning and purpose, belonging and blessing.
Membership in Jewish organizations is down. Day school enrollment has peaked. Federation campaigns are flat. The fastest growing and second largest cate-gory of Jews is “Just Jewish.” Young Jewish adults are unengaged and aging baby boomers are disengaging. Yet, in the era of Facebook, people crave face-to-face community.
“It’s all about relationships.” With this simple, but profound idea, noted educator and community revi-talization pioneer Dr. Ron Wolfson presents practical strategies and case studies to transform the old model of Jewish institutions into relational communities.
He sets out twelve principles of relational engage-ment to guide Jewish lay leaders, professionals and community members in transforming institutions into inspiring communities whose value-proposition is to engage people and connect them to Judaism and com-munity in meaningful and lasting ways.
“Catalogs endless ways to revitalize Jewish life through deep, on-going human connections.”
—Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president, union for Reform Judaism
“Lively ... shows us how to transform our institutions by focusing on how we connect to one another. A must read for anyone who cares about the future of American Jewish life.”
—Alisa Rubin Kurshan, senior vice president, uJA–Federation of new York
relATionAl JudAisMUsing the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community
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Judaism / Rituals & Practice6 x 9, 352 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-671-3 $24.99Also Available: The Magic of Hebrew Chant Companion—The Big Book of Musical Notations and Incantations8½ x 11, 154 pp, spiral bound, 978-1-58023-722-2 $19.99
Rabbi Shefa Gold is director of C-DEEP: The Center for Devotional, Energy and Ecstatic Practice in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. She is author of torah Journeys: the inner Path to the Promised Land and in the Fever of Love: An illumination of the song of songs, and has produced twelve albums of spiritual music.Sylvia Boorstein is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She lectures nationally on Buddhism and mindfulness.
By Rabbi Shefa GoldForeword by Sylvia Boorstein
A few short words—repeated with passion & intention—can unlock treasure upon treasure of healing,
wisdom & love.Chant is a meditative practice that fully engages the body, heart and mind, and facilitates healing and expansion of consciousness. Rabbi Shefa Gold, beloved teacher of chant, Jewish mysticism, prayer and spirituality, introduces you to this transforma-tive spiritual practice as a way to unlock the power of sacred texts and take prayer and meditation into the delight of your life. She illuminates the usefulness, benefits and blessings of chant by:
• Teaching you the theory and foundations of chant—its relation to beauty, pleasure and the deep wisdom buried in sacred texts
• Providing—for the first time—complete musical notations for many of her popular chants and practical instruction for how to use them to cultivate self-awareness and love.
“ Lots of people chant and few become enchanted.... Rabbi shefa guides her readers past the sentries of the legal/rational border into the sacred space of the charismatic/ecstatic realm.”
—Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, author, Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer and
Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice
“ Combines deep wisdom with practical instruction to help us engage with chant as a powerful modality of Jewish prayer. it is the finest flowering of Rabbi gold’s vast experience and deep dedication....”
—Rabbi Nancy Flam, co-director of programs, institute for Jewish spirituality; series editor, LifeLights
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By Rabbi Jeff Roth6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality Pb Original 978-1-58023-397-2 $18.99
By Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Rabbi Lori Forman–Jacobi4½ x 6½, 448 pp, Quality Pb Original978-1-58023-061-2 $16.99
By Nan Fink Gefen, PhD6 x 9, 208 pp, Quality Pb Original 978-1-58023-462-7 $16.99
the mAGic oF hebreW chAntHealing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love
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JeWish WiTh FeelinGA Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice
Judaism / Spirituality6 x 9, 240 pp, Quality PB Original978-1-58023-691-1 $19.99
By Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi with Joel Segel
A how-to for Jewish spirituality that works.“Virtually anyone remotely affiliated with Judaism should read this book,” wrote Publishers Weekly, which listed Jewish with Feeling among its Best Religion Books of the Year. The Forward called it “the perfect book for both the spiritual seeker and the curious skeptic.”
Taking off from basic questions like “Why be Jewish?” and whether the word God still speaks to us today, Reb Zalman lays out a vision for a whole-person Judaism. This is not only Sinai then but Sinai now, a revelation of the Torah inside and all around us. Complete with many practical suggestions to enrich your own Jewish life, Jewish with Feeling is “a mystical masterpiece filled with spiritual practices and an exciting vision of the future” (Spirituality & Health). Spiritual experience, as Reb Zalman shows, repays every effort we make to acquire it.
dAveninGA Guide to Meaningful Jewish PrayerBy Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
with Joel SegelForeword by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
A fresh approach to prayer for all who wish to appreciate the power of prayer’s poetry and
song—and join the age-old conversation that Jews have had with God.
This fresh approach to prayer is for all who wish to appreciate the power of prayer’s poetry and song, jump into its ceremonies and rituals, and join the age-old conversation that Jews have had with God. Reb Zalman, one of the most important Jewish spiri-tual teachers in contemporary American Judaism, offers you new ways to pray, new channels for communicating with God and new opportunities to open your heart to God’s response.
With rare warmth and authenticity, Reb Zalman shows you:• How prayer can engage not just spirit, but mind, heart
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