Revolution of the Jewish Spirit: How to Revive Ruakh in Your Spiritual Life, Transform Your Synagogue & Inspire Your Jewish Community
Prepare to revive your Jewish community with the transformative power of the Divine spirit.
"Rabbi Baruch HaLevi and Ellen Frankel have correctly identified Ruakh as a key missing ingredient in Jewish institutional life, especially in the synagogue. Their call is for a revolution of spirit, a rejuvenation of our purpose, our worship, even our sacred spaces. It is recognition that the craving for community can bring people back to our institutions, if we welcome, engage and inspire them."
—from the Foreword by Dr. Ron Wolfson
In this practical and engaging guide to reinvigorating Jewish life, Rabbi Baruch HaLevi and Ellen Frankel identify the difference between a living synagogue and a dying one, and offer methods for reviving the Jewish spiritual centers—federations, community centers, institutions and synagogues—that serve as the heart of Jewish tradition and your life. They offer practical strategies for sustaining and expanding transformation, including tips for providing impassioned leadership, inspired programming and inviting sacred spaces. Whether you are clergy, congregant or community member, this guide will help you awaken your spirit and enliven your journey to a Ruakh-filled life.
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Book details
- Author
- Baruch HaLevi
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
Religion › Leadership - Topics
- Jewish spirituality · synagogue revitalization · religious leadership · congregational life · Judaism
- ISBN-13
- 9781580236256 (Paperback)9781683362692 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI BARUCH HALEVI, DMin, an ordained Conservative rabbi and trained Logotherapist, is the co-author of Revolution of the Jewish Spirit: How to Revive Ruakh in Your Spiritual Life, Transform Your Synagogue & Inspire Your Jewish Community.
HaLevi received rabbinic ordination in 2002 from the American Jewish University, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2008 from the Graduate Theological Foundation. He served as founding rabbi of Congregation Shirat Hayam in Swampscott, Massachusetts from 2006 to 2015 and holds the title of Rabbi Emeritus there.
When not writing, HaLevi serves as co-founder and executive director of Soul Centered, a Denver-based center for meaning, purpose, and healing, where he also works as a certified Enneagram coach.