{"title":"Dannel I. Schwartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eDANNEL I. SCHWARTZ was the founding rabbi of Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, Michigan, which he established in 1988 and grew to over 900 families. He was the author of \u003cem\u003eFinding Joy: A Practical Spiritual Guide to Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Wings of Healing\u003c\/em\u003e, a hospital prayer book used in more than 200 leading hospitals in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchwartz received his doctoral degree from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1997. He served as President of the Michigan Board of Rabbis and Vice President of the North American Board of Rabbis, and previously held the position of Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth El in Birmingham, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchwartz began his rabbinic career in 1972 and served as a certified chaplain on the staff of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. \u003cem\u003eFinding Joy\u003c\/em\u003e was translated into German and Hebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDannel I. Schwartz’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"finding-joy","title":"Finding Joy: A Practical Spiritual Guide to Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003eSearching for happiness in our modern world of stress and struggle is common; finding it is more unusual. This guide explores and explains how to find joy through a time-honored, creative—and surprisingly practical—approach based on Kabbalah and the teachings of Jewish mystics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe very core of the Jewish mystical tradition is centered on the belief that if our focus is spiritual, then true appreciation of our lives, and true joy, are possible. Step by step, \u003cem\u003eFinding Joy\u003c\/em\u003e describes the basis of happiness in the context of Jewish mystical tradition and shows, in an easy-to-understand way, how we can use its concept of the 10 divine \"rays of light,\" the Sefirot, to remedy the everyday unhappiness in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear, creative, personal and down-to-earth, \u003cem\u003eFinding Joy\u003c\/em\u003e introduces the ancient insights of the Jewish mystics, and offers practical week-by-week exercises for the soul which bring them into our daily routines. \u003cem\u003eFinding Joy\u003c\/em\u003e is not an instant cure for modern life's burdens. Instead, it’s a guide to a time-honored method for thinking and living ... and finding real joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1580230091\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781580230094\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Dannel I. Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43231090114776,"sku":"9781580230094","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43231090147544,"sku":"9781683360605","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781580230094_FC_mockup_v2_1738797189_71ae2298-ec96-4859-af9c-dc5cd3bb58db.jpg?v=1791009602"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-dannel-i-schwartz.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}