Honey from the Rock: An Easy Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
Quite simply, the easiest introduction to Jewish mysticism you can read.
An insightful and absorbing introduction to the ten gates of Jewish mysticism and how they apply to daily life.
"There is a place that is as far from here as breathing out is from breathing in. For the word is very near to you. Where life forever holds gentle sway over death, where people are human with the same grace that a willow is a willow, where the struggle and the yearning between male and female is at last resolved.... It is to begin with, all inside us."
—from the Introduction"In the past decade I've read Honey from the Rock at least half a dozen times. Every time I read it I wonder if I have ever read it before. Either it keeps changing, or I do. Maybe it’s both.... As someone told me: 'Lawrence Kushner is a mystic. He gives you flashes of insight.'"
—from the Publisher’s Preface to the Anniversary Edition
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Book details
- Author
- Lawrence Kushner
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism › Kabbalah & Mysticism
Religion › Judaism - ISBN-13
- 9781580230735 (Paperback)9781683361145 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI LAWRENCE KUSHNER is a rabbi and author whose books include I'm God; You're Not, In God’s Hands and Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians.
Kushner served as rabbi at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts, for almost thirty years and is the Emanu-El scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and has appeared as a commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.
When he’s not writing, Kushner designs his own books and pursues an interest in graphic design and computers. He also enjoys Mozart and spending time around sailboats.
Lawrence lives in San Francisco.