{"product_id":"filling-words-with-light-hasidic-and-mystical-reflections-on-jewish-prayer-9781683360551","title":"Filling Words with Light: Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer","description":"An inspiring spiritual companion that provides fresh insights and meditations into traditional Jewish liturgy for people of all backgrounds. Brings the prayerbook to life and shows how to put more of yourself into the holy words of the Jewish tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKushner, Lawrence:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Kushner\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, lecturer and spiritual leader, is regarded as one of the most creative religious thinkers and writers in America. A commentator on National Public Radio's \u003cem\u003eAll Things Considered, \u003c\/em\u003e he has focused us on spiritual renewal with wisdom and humor. Through his books and lectures, people of every faith and background have found inspiration and new strength for spiritual search and growth. It has been said that some spiritual leaders blend religion and psychology to help us walk better on the ground, but Lawrence Kushner draws on the wisdom of the mystics to help us dance better on the ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKushner's acclaimed books include \u003cem\u003eI'm God; You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion \u0026amp; Other Disguises of the Ego\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHoney from the Rock: An Easy Introduction to Jewish Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e The Book of Letters: A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e In God's Hands\u003c\/em\u003e, an inspiring fable for children, with Gary Schmidt (all Jewish Lights).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKushner served as rabbi at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts, for almost thirty years; he is currently the Emanu-El scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, and an adjunct faculty member at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is fascinated by graphic design and computers (designing most of his Jewish Lights books). He enjoys Mozart, hanging around sailboats, and making his granddaughters giggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolen, Nehemia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Nehemia Polen\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of Jewish thought at Hebrew College. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Holy Fire: The Teachings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rebbe's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, recipient of a National Jewish Book Award. He is also a contributor to the award-winning \u003cem\u003eMy People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries\u003c\/em\u003e (Jewish Lights).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jewish Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362509394194,"sku":"9781683360551","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1554207-ab78-4702-996b-3d6bf9a216f5.jpg?v=1728385607","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/filling-words-with-light-hasidic-and-mystical-reflections-on-jewish-prayer-9781683360551","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}