Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Kaplan, Aryeh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805207813 ISBN 13: 9780805207811

Publisher: Schocken Books, 1985

Synopsis

Kaplan shows that meditation is consistent with traditional Jewish thought and practice. The book presents a variety of meditative techniques to help make the reader a better person, and develop a closer relationship to God.

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Review

"[This is] the first book to read on the subject. It is a gentle, clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience."
--Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus and Stalking Elijah

"New and old davveners can learn from this sainted teacher how to deepen their holy processes. . . . One can, with the help of God and the aid of this manual, tap into the Cosmic."
--Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi

"A guide to Jewish prayer and meditation that is both grounded in the tradition and genuinely mind-expanding. For anyone seeking to connect with the spiritual side of Judaism, this book is essential."
--William Novak

"At a time when Jews are rediscovering their hunger for spirituality, Kaplan's clear and comprehensive book could well be one of the most important Jewish books or our time."
--Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"The classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition."
--Daniel Goleman, author of The Meditative Mind

"The classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition."
--Daniel Goleman, author of "The Meditative Mind"
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"[This is] the first book to read on the subject. It is a gentle, clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience."
--Rodger Kamenetz, author of "The Jew in the Lotus"
" "
"New and old "davveners" can learn from this sainted teacher how to deepen their holy processes . . . One can, with the help of God and the aid of this manual, tap into the Cosmic."
--Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi

"A guide to Jewish prayer and meditation that is both grounded in the tradition and genuinely mind-expanding. For anyone seeking to connect with the spiritual side of Judaism, this book is essential."
--William Novak

"At a time when Jews are rediscovering their hunger for spirituality, Kaplan's clear and comprehensive book could well be one of the most important Jewish books of our time.
--Harold S. Kushner, author of "When Bad Things Happen to Good People"

The classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition.
Daniel Goleman, author of "The Meditative Mind"
""
[This is] the first book to read on the subject. It is a gentle, clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience.
Rodger Kamenetz, author of "The Jew in the Lotus"
""
New and old "davveners" can learn from this sainted teacher how to deepen their holy processes . . . One can, with the help of God and the aid of this manual, tap into the Cosmic.
Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi
A guide to Jewish prayer and meditation that is both grounded in the tradition and genuinely mind-expanding. For anyone seeking to connect with the spiritual side of Judaism, this book is essential.
William Novak
At a time when Jews are rediscovering their hunger for spirituality, Kaplan s clear and comprehensive book could well be one of the most important Jewish books of our time.
Harold S. Kushner, author of "When Bad Things Happen to Good People""

The classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition.
Daniel Goleman, author of The Meditative Mind

[This is] the first book to read on the subject. It is a gentle, clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience.
Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus

New and old davveners can learn from this sainted teacher how to deepen their holy processes . . . One can, with the help of God and the aid of this manual, tap into the Cosmic.
Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi
A guide to Jewish prayer and meditation that is both grounded in the tradition and genuinely mind-expanding. For anyone seeking to connect with the spiritual side of Judaism, this book is essential.
William Novak
At a time when Jews are rediscovering their hunger for spirituality, Kaplan s clear and comprehensive book could well be one of the most important Jewish books of our time.
Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

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"The classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition."
--Daniel Goleman, author of The Meditative Mind

"[This is] the first book to read on the subject. It is a gentle, clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience."
--Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus

"New and old davveners can learn from this sainted teacher how to deepen their holy processes . . . One can, with the help of God and the aid of this manual, tap into the Cosmic."
--Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi

"A guide to Jewish prayer and meditation that is both grounded in the tradition and genuinely mind-expanding. For anyone seeking to connect with the spiritual side of Judaism, this book is essential."
--William Novak

"At a time when Jews are rediscovering their hunger for spirituality, Kaplan's clear and comprehensive book could well be one of the most important Jewish books of our time.
--Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

About the Author

Aryeh Kaplan, who died in 1983, was a well-known Orthodox rabbi and teacher of Jewish meditation. He is the author of many books, including a translation of the Torah commentary, Me'am Lo'ez.

Edition details

• Publisher: Schocken Books
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805207813
• ISBN 13: 9780805207811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192