Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi - Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice

About the Authors

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the inspiration of the Jewish Renewal movement, is widely recognized as one of the most important Jewish spiritual teachers of our time. Professor emeritus at Temple University, he is the author of Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit: Reb Zalmans Guide to Recapturing the Intimacy & Ecstasy in Your Relationship with God (both Jewish Lights); From Age-ing to Sage-ing; and Wrapped in a Holy Flame, among other books.

Joel Segel, editor of many books on spirituality, is coauthor (with Reb Zalman) of Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer.

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Jewish with Feeling:

A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice

2013 First Digital Edition

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Originally published by Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc, a member of the Penguin Group.

2013 Quality Paperback Edition, First Jewish Lights Printing

2013 by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman, 1924

Jewish with feeling : a guide to meaningful Jewish practice / Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, with Joel Segel.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-58023-691-1

1. Judaism. I. Segel, Joel. II. Title.

BM45.S235 2013

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2013005875

First Jewish Lights Edition

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