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A Heart Afire

Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

By: Zalman Schacter-Shalomi,Netanel Miles-Yepez

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A Heart Afire

Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

By: Zalman Schacter-Shalomi,Netanel Miles-Yepez

A Heart Afire is an intimate, guided tour of many of the lesser-known and previously unpublished stories and teachings of the first three generations of Hasidism, especially those of the Ba'al Shem Tov, his heirs (male and female) and the students of his successor, the Maggid of Mezritch.

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Monkfish Book Publishing

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1939681626

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9781939681621

My Life in Jewish Renewal

A Memoir

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

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My Life in Jewish Renewal

A Memoir

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

This powerful memoir chronicles the life of one of America’s most celebrated rabbis—Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, or “Reb Zalman” as he is fondly known to friends and followers. The book traces his life from a youth in the shadow of the Nazis through the tumultuous 1960s in America to his position as a renowned religious leader today. Often controversial for his attraction to cultural mavericks and religious rebels, Reb Zalman’s colorful lifetime includes a striking cast of characters across faith traditions, including Timothy Leary, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Thomas Merton, the Dalai Lama, and more. The book traces Reb Zalman’s work creating the vibrant Jewish Renewal movement that emphasizes spiritual experience and continues to touch Jews around the world today. Reb Zalman often illustrates his talks with anecdotes from his life, and My Life in Jewish Renewal brings together the life story of this beloved leader for the first time. Reb Zalman often illustrates his talks with stories from his life, and My Life in Jewish Renewal brings together the complete life story of this beloved leader for the first time.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1442213299

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9781442213296

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Essential Teachings

By: Rose, Or N.,Miles-Yepez, Netanel

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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Essential Teachings

By: Rose, Or N.,Miles-Yepez, Netanel

Essential teachings of Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, one of the most creative and influential Jewish spiritual teachers in the late twentieth-century"--

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Orbis Books

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1608338274

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9781608338276

Gate to the Heart

A Manual of Contemplative Jewish Practice

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

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Gate to the Heart

A Manual of Contemplative Jewish Practice

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

IN THE LATE 1950's, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, better known as 'Reb Zalman, ' penned what was perhaps the first book on Jewish meditation and contemplative Judaism in English. It was called, The First Step: A Primer of a Jew's Spiritual Life, and was printed in a simple stapled booklet edition which he mailed out to friends and students. But it was not long before this humble booklet had reached readers as diverse as President Zalman Shazar of Israel and the famous author of The Seven Storey Mountain, Father Thomas Merton. In 1965, it was included as a chapter in the widely influential Jewish Catalog, and read by thousands of young Jews in the late 60s and early 70s looking for an authentically Jewish approach to meditation. Then, for many years, the booklet fell out of use until it was completely revised and updated in 1993, in a new booklet called, Gate to the Heart: An Evolving Process, which was again privately printed and distributed within the Jewish Renewal movement. In this expanded version, the booklet inspired a whole new generation of Jewish contemplatives looking for a manual of Jewish practice. Now, after being revised and supplemented once again, Reb Zalman's first and most personal book, the culmination of over 60 years of spiritual guidance work, is finally being published and made available to the general public. "For me, Gate to the Heart is the one essential book by Reb Zalman. Although there are others that go into more depth, and are more expansive on certain topics, none convey his authentic voice and brilliant creativity more that this one. It is the book that I want to carry with me at all times, a true vade mecum that one can consult again and again to renew one's spiritual practice." --- Netanel Miles-Yepez, co-author of A Heart Afire: Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

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0615944566

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A Heart Afire

Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

By: Zalman Schacter-Shalomi,Netanel Miles-Yepez

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Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

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Jewish with Feeling

A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice

By: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

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Jewish with Feeling

A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice

By: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

A how-to for Jewish spirituality that works. A spiritual seeker is a person whose soul is awake. In this book I make no assumptions about how much you know about Judaism, what holidays you keep, or whether you believe in God. I want us to start from your soul’s experience and carry on from there. —from the Introduction “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. Without question the best, most readable introduction to Reb Zalmans philosophy of Judaism, it is also the best beginners guide to Jewish spirituality available today, wrote the Forward, 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.

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Turner Publishing Company

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158023738X

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The Kiss of God: A Dialogue on Science, Mysticism, & Spiritual Practice

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Thomas Keating

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The Kiss of God: A Dialogue on Science, Mysticism, & Spiritual Practice

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Thomas Keating

On May 25th, 2005, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Hasidic rebbe and founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, traveledfrom Boulder, Colorado, down to the Center for Contemplative Living in Denver, Colorado, to dialogue with Father ThomasKeating, Trappist monk and one of the founders of the Centering Prayer movement, who had come from St. Benedict'sMonastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Herein is contained their sprawling and scintillating dialogue on science, mysticism, andspiritual practice.

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1734875003

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The Gates of Prayer

Twelve Talks on Davvenology

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Michael Kosacoff

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The Gates of Prayer

Twelve Talks on Davvenology

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Michael Kosacoff

When I was studying in the Lubavitcher yeshiva, one evening, we had a farbrengen, a celebration with the older Hasidim who were teaching us. And at one point, one of them started to give us a hard time about not going deeply enough into our davvenen, into our prayer. So I took a tumbler full of schnapps, said, 'L'Hayyim!' and drank it all down. Then I turned to them and said, 'How could you blame us for not going deep into contemplative prayer when you have never shared with us what goes on inside of you when you pray?' "Immediately, some of them took umbrage at this, saying, 'How dare you ask such a question?' and then chewed me out. But Rabbi Avraham Pariz spoke up and said: 'You know, he's right. He needs to hear about what goes on inside.' Then Reb Avraham took a big tumbler-full of schnapps and drank it down and said, 'L'Hayyim!' Then he went inside himself and delivered an inner commentary on the traditional morning prayer and took us into his own inner world of sacred enchantment. But when he came to the threshold of the silent Amidah, he said, 'From here on is a private matter between God and me.' "When people ask me to repeat what Reb Avraham said, I have to confess that I cannot repeat his words. I so internalized them at that time that they have now become integral to my own prayer. The best I can do is share with you some of what I have learned in my own life about deep prayer, for which, what I learned that evening is the foundation. What you are about to read is my own telling of some of the things that are happening to me when I am involved in prayer before the living God." --- Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.

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1456505203

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First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit

Reb Zalman's Guide to Recapturing the Intimacy & Ecstasy in Your Relationship with God

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

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First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit

Reb Zalman's Guide to Recapturing the Intimacy & Ecstasy in Your Relationship with God

By: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

A personal guide to the life-giving treasures of the Jewish spiritual tradition. The classic born-again experience is a sudden, discontinuous event. For a person growing with God in daily practice, there is likely to be less drama. The experience will be more gentle, natural, and easier on your immediate family.... If you stay with this work, you have every reason to trust the adage, “When the pupil is ready, the teacher appears.” —from First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit This extraordinary spiritual handbook is a compassionate call to reconnect with your spiritual roots and nourish your relationship with God. Breaking free from ways of Jewish worship that no longer inspire, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi—one of the most important Jewish spiritual teachers since Abraham Joshua Heschel—guides you through practical exercises for enriching the most important aspects of everyday life—physical health, work, marriage, family, prayer—and empowers you with contemporary ways to satisfy your modern spiritual hunger. Whether refreshing your soul with a midday mini-Sabbath or improving your relationships by refining your awareness, Reb Zalman will introduce you to new models of practicing Judaism. In doing so, he will challenge you to embrace your faith as both spiritually and emotionally enriching, and will awaken you to innovative, inspiring ways for leading a meaningful Jewish life.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1580235433

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Davening

A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer

By: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

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Davening

A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer

By: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Experience the living taste of prayer in your heart, the deep and gentle glow of prayer in your soul. "Many who live their lives as Jews, even many who pray every day, live on a wrapped and refrigerated version of prayer. We go to synagogue dutifully enough. We rise when we should rise, sit when we should sit. We read and sing along with the cantor and answer 'Amen' in all the right places. We may even rattle through the prayers with ease. We sacrifice vitality for shelf-life, and the neshomeh, the Jewish soul, can taste the difference." —from the Introduction 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 spiritual 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 and body Meditations that open the door to kavanah, the focus or intention with which we pray How to understand the underlying “deep structure” of our prayer services How to find and feel at home in a synagogue How to sing and lead niggunim, the simple, wordless tunes that Jews sing to get closer to God and more

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1580236839

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9781580236836

Book's by Zalman Schacter-Shalomi

A Heart Afire

A Heart Afire

My Life in Jewish Renewal

My Life in Jewish Renewal

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Gate to the Heart

Gate to the Heart

A Heart Afire

A Heart Afire

Jewish with Feeling

Jewish with Feeling

The Kiss of God: A Dialogue on Science, Mysticism, & Spiritual Practice

The Kiss of God: A Dialogue on Science, Mysticism, & Spiritual Practice

The Gates of Prayer

The Gates of Prayer

First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit

First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit

Davening

Davening

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