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Rabbi Sharon Brous: Passover Themes

By Sharon Brous — 2011

The idea that it's possible to move from slavery to freedom and from darkness to light and from despair to hope-that is the greatest Jewish story every told, says Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a Jewish spiritual community in Los Angeles.

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For Our Faith to Grow, We Must Celebrate its Roots in Nature

When our ancestors received the Torah, they stood at a mountain. When we celebrate receiving the Torah on Shavuot, we will stand in the pews. They looked at the sky; we will look at the ceiling. They were warmed by the sun; we will be cooled by the air conditioning. I am a rabbi in a synagogue.

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David Wolpe
2017
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Why Be Jewish

In this short and inspiring text, Rabbi David J. Wolpe addresses all who seek to enlarge the spiritual side of their lives.

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David J. Wolpe
1995
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The Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life

While broad interest in Jewish meditation is a relatively new phenomenon, meditative practices have been deeply rooted in Judaism for thousands of years. Here, Rabbi David A.

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Rabbi David A. Cooper
2000
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Echoes of Sinai: Favorite Sermons of Rabbi Harold Kushner

For twenty-five years, Rabbi Harold Kushner served as the congregational rabbi of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, speaking each week with understanding and compassion to his congregants.

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Harold S. Kushner
2024
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To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking

Best-selling author Harold Kushner writes of the traditions and practices of Judaism with all the wisdom, understanding, and humor for which he is so well known.

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Harold S. Kushner
1994
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In Speech and in Silence: The Jewish Quest for God

Drawing on the Bible, Talmud, and Midrashic sources, the author traces the Jewish search for God through language.

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David J. Wolpe
1993
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Healer of Shattered Hearts: A Jewish View of God

In a work of remarkable clarity and wisdom, Rabbi Wolpe confronts a central dilemma of modern Judaism, combining his deep knowledge of ancient tradition with modern sensibilities to show contemporary Jews that God still speaks to them--to their daily struggles, angers, fears, and needs, offering...

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David J. Wolpe
1991
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Floating Takes Faith: Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World

We are taught to study, to learn, and to let ourselves grow Jewishly.

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David J. Wolpe
2004
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Teaching Your Children About God: A Modern Jewish Approach

Many parents find it easier to talk to their children about sex and other intimate matters than to answer questions about God, prayer, good, and evil. In fact, parents may feel they don't know the answers to such questions for themselves, much less for their young children.

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David J. Wolpe
1994
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Why Faith Matters

In Why Faith Matters, Rabbi David J. Wolpe blends the powerful personal story of his struggles with his own faith with a poignant response to the new atheists that reveals just how important faith in modern society.

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David J. Wolpe
2009
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