{"product_id":"rosh-hashanah-readings-inspiration-information-and-contemplation-9781580234375","title":"Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful collection of writings about Rosh Hashanah that will add depth and holiness to your experience of the spiritual New Year.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling companion to Yom Kippur Readings helps create a bridge between the words of our ancestors and the meanings, themes and ideas that are the central spiritual agenda of the life of the modern Jew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from a variety of sources--ancient, medieval, modern, Jewish and non-Jewish--this selection of readings, prayers and insights explores the opportunities for inspiration and reflection inherent in the subjects addressed on the Jewish New Year: sin, repentance, personal and social change, societal justice, forgiveness, spiritual growth, living with joy and hope, commitment to high ideals, becoming our truest and most authentic selves, deepening our capacity to love and savoring the divine gift of life. These readings enable you to enter into the spirit of Rosh Hashanah and the Days of Awe in a personal and powerful way while they uplift and inform. They will add to the benefits of your High Holy Day experience year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElkins, Dov Peretz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Dov Peretz Elkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, award-winning anthologist, lecturer, educator and author, is coeditor of the best-selling\u003cem\u003e Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. Widely published in the Jewish and general press, he is author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom of Judaism: An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud \u003c\/em\u003e(Jewish Lights), and is editor of \u003cem\u003eYom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation; Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eJewish Stories from Heaven and Earth: Inspiring Tales to Nourish the Heart and Soul \u003c\/em\u003e(all Jewish Lights). He is rabbi emeritus of The Jewish Center of Princeton, New Jersey, and a former member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Council for Jewish Education. Visit his websites--www.wisdomofjudaism.org and www.eco-judaism.org--for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Dov Peretz Elkins is available to speak on the following topics: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Taste of Eco-Judaism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken Soup for the Jewish Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShabbat: A Day for the Rest of Your Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHasidic Wisdom and Modern Psychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Tale of Two Cities--Jerusalem and Washington DC: The Jewish People's Love Affair with the Holy City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreen, Arthur:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur Green, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is recognized as one of the world's preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality. He is the Irving Brudnick professor of philosophy and religion at Hebrew College and rector of the Rabbinical School, which he founded in 2004. Professor emeritus at Brandeis University, he also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where he served as dean and president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Green is author of several books including \u003cem\u003eJudaism's Ten Best Ideas: A Brief Guide for Seeker\u003c\/em\u003es; \u003cem\u003eEhyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Your Word Is Fire: The Hasidic Masters on Contemplative Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTormented Master: The Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav\u003c\/em\u003e (all Jewish Lights). 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