The Book of Letters
In calligraphy by the author. Folktales about and exploration of the mystical meanings of the Hebrew Alphabet. Open the old prayerbook-like pages of The Book of Letters and you will enter a special world of sacred tradition and religious feeling.
More than just symbols, all twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet overflow with meanings and personalities of their own. Rabbi Kushner draws from ancient Judaic sources, weaving Talmudic commentary, Hasidic folktales and Kabbalistic mysteries around the letters.
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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
Religion › Judaism › Kabbalah & Mysticism - Topics
- Hebrew alphabet · Jewish mysticism · Kabbalah · Hasidic folktales · Talmudic commentary · calligraphy · sacred symbolism
- ISBN-13
- 9781683363446 (Paperback)9781879045002 (Hardcover)
About the author
LAWRENCE KUSHNER is an American Reform rabbi, educator, and lecturer specializing in Jewish mysticism and spirituality who has authored or co-authored more than 18 books. His recent books include Kabbalah: A Love Story, Because Nothing Looks Like God and Honey from the Rock.
Kushner was ordained as a rabbi by Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in 1969 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Cincinnati. He holds the position of Emanu-El Scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco and serves as an adjunct faculty member at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
When he’s not writing, Kushner has served as a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered. His books, published primarily by Jewish Lights Publishing, reflect his lifelong focus on Jewish mysticism and spirituality.
Lawrence lives in San Francisco.