Filling Words with Light: Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer
Breathe New Life into Your Prayer with the Wisdom of Kabbalah and the Hasidic Masters
Jewish mystics teach that every word a person utters in prayer should radiate light. Even the letters of the words of prayer carry sparks of the Divine that yearn to join together in holiness.
In this inspiring spiritual companion, Reform rabbi Lawrence Kushner and Orthodox rabbi Nehemia Polen join together to provide a window into the liturgy for people of all backgrounds by offering fresh insights and meditations that bring the traditional prayerbook to life. Drawing from the Torah, Zohar and ancient and contemporary Hasidic masters, Kushner and Polen reflect on the joy, gratitude, compassion, mystery and awe embedded in traditional prayers and blessings, and show how you can imbue these familiar sacred words with your own sense of holiness.
Insightful, fresh and wise, Filling Words with Light will enrich your understanding of the prayer book and guide you on how to put more of yourself into the holy words of the Jewish tradition.
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Book details
- Author
- Lawrence Kushner, Nehemia Polen
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
Religion › Judaism › Kabbalah & Mysticism - Topics
- Kabbalah · Hasidic Judaism · Jewish mysticism · prayer book commentary · spiritual meditation · Torah
- ISBN-13
- 9781580232388 (Paperback)9781683360551 (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.