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 | | Honey from the Rock: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism by Lawrence Kushner ISBN-10: 9781580230735 ISBN-10: 1-58023-073-3 ISBN-13: 9781580230735 ISBN-13: 978-1-58023-073-5 Paperback 1999-12 Jewish Lights Publishing Find Lowest Price |
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Amazon.com Review Lawrence Kushner describes Honey from the Rock as "an attempt to synthesize some of the world view of classical Jewish mysticism, or Kabbala, with the ordinary life experience of its author." In the introduction, Kushner also explains that the book "works best, not as a primer on Kabbalah, nor as a glimpse into the private places of a liberal Rabbi, but as a means of enticing the reader to allow a Kabbalistic world view to inform his or her everyday life." After providing that explanation of his project, Kushner's book takes flight. He begins: "There is a place as far from here as breathing out is from breathing in. For the word is very near you.... Where life forever holds gentle sway over death, where people are human with the same grace that a willow is a willow, where the struggle and the yearning between male and female is at last resolved. It is, to begin with, all inside us." There are no false words in this book, no straining logic, no lazy vagueness, no awkward didacticism. Honey from the Rock walks through 10 different "gates" to Jewish mysticism, from the "Wilderness" of preparation for prayer to the "Higher Worlds" of which some are granted glimpses. Each chapter will help clarify your vision a little more and teach you to become a little more present. Each one will also make you smile. --Michael Joseph Gross | ||
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Wisdom teacher of the highest caliber. It was one of my great privileges and honor to have had the opportunity to study under Rabbi Kushner while a gradate student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Rabbi Kushner is a wisdom teacher of the highest quality and his book Honey from the Rock is one of those rare books which touches the depths of our own hearts, and speaks forcefully to the quiet voice of wisdom inside of each of us. Moreover, Rabbi Kushner can open doors long sealed shut, and reveal some essential beauty within those rooms, hidden and lost to our personal awareness. This book captures the essence of Jewish Mysticism at its best, and reminds us of the deep abiding wisdom within ourselves. The book also acts as a catalyst, leading us to life giving waters from which we can drink deeply to invoke personal and planetary healing. One of my favorite pieces of wisdom is a powerful reminder of what our purpose in this world is: as Rabbi Kushner notes: Everyone carries with them at least one and probably Many pieces of someone else's puzzle. Sometimes they know it. Sometimes they don't. And when you present your piece Which is worthless to you, To another, whether you know it or not, Whether they know it or not. You are a messenger from the Most High. Rabbi Kushner is truly one of those wise men who carry many pieces of the puzzle. We are blessed to have him as a guide of the Most High. | ||
An amazing book! I can't do justice to this wonderful book. The author weaves biblical quotes, biographical experiences, poetry, physics and theology into a mystical journey that is as engaging as it is accessible. Thank you for this wonderful journey, Rabbi Kushner...or rather, thank you for showing me that I was on the journey all along and didn't appreciate it. | ||
"it is to begin with, all inside us" A reprint of "Honey from the Rock: Ten Gates of Jewish Mysticism", with an added preface and foreword, this is a book I've treasured and read many times since I bought the first edition in 1983. It's poetic, with a warmth and humanity that touches the heart an illuminates the mind. Its 10 chapters are broken down into short pieces (93 in all), and when quoting from the Torah or a rabbinical saying, the original Hebrew is written below the quote. This slim volume could easily be read in one day, but I don't think you would want to...it's a book to savor and reflect upon, because in its simplicity, there is much depth. "The begining was seeing for even one moment ... | ||