{"title":"Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater","description":"\u003cp\u003eRABBI JONATHAN P. SLATER, DMin, was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and holds a doctor of ministry degree from the Pacific School of Religion. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMindful Jewish Living: Compassionate Practice\u003c\/em\u003e and contributed to \u003cem\u003eWho by Fire, Who by Water—Un'taneh Tokef\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWe Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism—Ashamnu and Al Chet\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAll These Vows—Kol Nidre\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlater serves as codirector of programs at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and as an instructor in meditation at the JCC in Manhattan and other venues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Jonathan P. Slater’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":"a-partner-in-holiness-vol-1","title":"A Partner in Holiness Vol 1: Genesis-Exodus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind inspiration for a satisfying spiritual life of practice through the combination of contemporary mindfulness meditation and classical Hasidic spirituality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The lessons in \u003cem\u003eKedushat Levi\u003c\/em\u003e were not originally intended as intellectual curiosities or as demonstrations of R. Levi Yitzhak's brilliance. They were meant to inspire religious passion and deeper spiritual practice. I believe that these teachings will come to life in us when we bring them into our lives in practice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soul yearns to feel connected to something greater and to know happiness despite personal suffering and seemingly endless need. Surprisingly, the perspectives of the late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Hasidic spiritual teachers offer a radically different Jewish theology that speaks directly to today's spiritual seekers whose faith has been shattered by both modernity and the Holocaust. These masters taught of interdependence, interconnectedness, selflessness, service and joy, anticipating the insights of contemporary science and twenty-first-century spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together the teachings of beloved Hasidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev (1740–1809) and the practice of mindfulness meditation, Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater reveals a new entrance into Jewish spiritual life. Covering the Five Books of Moses, these two volumes present accessible translations of selections from \u003cem\u003eKedushat Levi\u003c\/em\u003e, R. Levi Yitzhak's Hasidic Torah commentary, which emphasizes our spiritual capacity to transform consciousness and so our life experience. 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Levi Yitzhak's brilliance. They were meant to inspire religious passion and deeper spiritual practice. I believe that these teachings will come to life in us when we bring them into our lives in practice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soul yearns to feel connected to something greater and to know happiness despite personal suffering and seemingly endless need. Surprisingly, the perspectives of the late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Hasidic spiritual teachers offer a radically different Jewish theology that speaks directly to today's spiritual seekers whose faith has been shattered by both modernity and the Holocaust. These masters taught of interdependence, interconnectedness, selflessness, service and joy, anticipating the insights of contemporary science and twenty-first-century spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together the teachings of beloved Hasidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev (1740–1809) and the practice of mindfulness meditation, Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater reveals a new entrance into Jewish spiritual life. Covering the Five Books of Moses, these two volumes present accessible translations of selections from \u003cem\u003eKedushat Levi\u003c\/em\u003e, R. Levi Yitzhak's Hasidic Torah commentary, which emphasizes our spiritual capacity to transform consciousness and so our life experience. 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