Barbara C. (kewl) reviewed The Book of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness : For Parents to Read to Their Children, for Children to Read to Their Pa on + 469 more book reviews
In his words, to be a Jew means opening one's eyes to the many beautiful and mysterious things that happen every day, such as waking to see the morning light, tasting food and feeling strong, learning and growing wiser, and helping others. Combines midrashic, talmudic, and biblical stories.
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From the back cover:
"...Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, one of our generation's leading theologians, masterfully leads young readers into the perpetual dialogue with the sacred text that is the touchstone of Jewish religious experience.
"In his words, to be a Jew mens opening one's eyes to the many beautiful and mysterious things that happen every day. In such simple acts as waking to see the morning light, tasting food and feeling strong, learning and growing wiser, and helping others, Kushner teaches us to view life and all its aspects as holy, emanating from ta a divine source that connects us all."
The book has 4 sections: Seeing, Hearing, Doing, and Person. Each section highlights the ways a person can become more in tune with God and His creation.
"...Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, one of our generation's leading theologians, masterfully leads young readers into the perpetual dialogue with the sacred text that is the touchstone of Jewish religious experience.
"In his words, to be a Jew mens opening one's eyes to the many beautiful and mysterious things that happen every day. In such simple acts as waking to see the morning light, tasting food and feeling strong, learning and growing wiser, and helping others, Kushner teaches us to view life and all its aspects as holy, emanating from ta a divine source that connects us all."
The book has 4 sections: Seeing, Hearing, Doing, and Person. Each section highlights the ways a person can become more in tune with God and His creation.
