An exquisitely lovely book full of stories old and new celebrating Jewish values, rituals, blessings, and spiritual practices. The authors write, the holiness is everywhere. You will find it on every page. -- Katherine Ketcham * co-author of The Spirituality of Imperfection and Experiencing Spirituality * This book is a life-enriching delight. It offers a seven-fold path to a life of purpose, connection, inner growth, wonder, openness, response and joy. Each virtue is illuminated by stories - personal stories, family stories, Jewish tradition stories, folk stories. The stories offer a never-ending cornucopia of life experiences that stimulate, surprise, shock, summon us to action. They make us laugh, they make us cry, make us reflect, make us stop and assess our lives, make us try harder.
Written by a rabbi (a powerful, pioneering woman rabbi who created a spiritually vital community) and her husband (a professor and a lifelong, top notch Jewish community professional), the book draws on Jewish stories and values, but it freely incorporates sources and experiences from other traditions, seamlessly and sensitively. Therefore, it will meaningfully uplift the lives of people from every tradition.
We particularly loved the rituals in each section, which concretize the values and channel our emotions into making deep connections with ourselves, our spouses, our families, our friends, and the people that we meet. Buy this book, read this book. Thereby, you will acquire a life companion, a guide and a co-adventurer, leading you to explore the visible miracles and hidden depths of life. -- Blu and Yitz Greenberg * Scholar, feminist, author of How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household; Rabbi, activist, Senior Scholar in Residence, Hadar Institute, author of The Triumph of Life * In an age of fragmented spiritual seeking, Rabbi Shira Milgrom and Professor David M. Elcott have written the rare book that feels both timeless and urgently needed. * San Diego Jewish World *
