{"title":"Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar","description":"\u003cp\u003eRABBI KARYN D. KEDAR is an author, poet, spiritual counselor, and inspirational speaker ordained at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eUnfolding: A High Holy Day Companion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, Poetry, and Mindfulness Practice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOmer: A Counting\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKedar served as senior rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Deerfield, Illinois, and is now rabbi emerita of that congregation. She has created liturgy appearing in Mishkan T'filah: A Reform Siddur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Kedar works as a spiritual counselor and inspirational speaker. Her books draw on prayer, poetry, forgiveness, and the stories of the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Karyn D. Kedar’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":"god-whispers","title":"God Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonder, joy and beauty are not as far away as we might think—if only we open our minds and souls to the sound of God's whispering voice. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Karyn Kedar reminds us. By sharing significant moments in the lives of ordinary people, she helps us along the journey to spiritual awareness and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her experience as a spiritual leader, Kedar’s gentle, revealing stories include that of a woman struggling to come to terms with her mother’s death at the hands of her father; a thirteen-year-old girl who finds hope within the uncertainty of her parents’ divorce; a realtor who entered for the hundredth time a house she was trying to sell—and suddenly saw the beauty of God’s creation in the way the sunlight struck the hardwood floors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod Whispers\u003c\/em\u003e teaches readers of all faiths and backgrounds that the joy and pain in our lives have meaning and purpose, and that by fully embracing life’s highs and lows, we can enrich our spiritual well-being. Kedar tells eloquent stories from the lives of ordinary people who, like all of us, must cope with difficulties such as divorce and reconciliation, illness, loss, conflict and forgiveness, loneliness and isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod Whispers\u003c\/em\u003e will inspire you to take a second look at everything around you, and to rediscover a world that can be filled with the wonders of creation. \"The universe abounds with gifts,\" Kedar writes. “Open your heart and receive them.”\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\/1580230881\/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\/9781580230889\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Rabbi Karyn D. 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