Practices category: 4429 books
by Arthur Goldwag
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
This lively, easy-to-follow guide to Kabbalah introduces the ancient Jewish mystical tradition that has captured the interest of Hollywood stars and the general public alike.
With celebrities like Madonna, Paris Hilton, Demi Moore, and Britney Spears announcing their fascination with Kabbalah,...
What Do You Mean, You Can't Eat in My Home?
A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their Less Observant Relatives Can Still Get Along
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
Here is a book of workable, sensible solutions to the everyday problems faced by newly observant Jews as they try to explain the parameters of their new lives to the people who love them—but think they’ve gone around the bend.
For the formerly nonobservant Jew who has decided to live an...
Everyday Holiness
The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the world...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The services and prayer texts of the Orthodox Church are ancient and inspirational, and this invaluable reference guides priests, deacons, servers, readers, and singers in the customs and practices of the church. Including serving the altar and offering worship services, the handbook explains to all...
Every Day, Holy Day
365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
The myriad events and interactions that make up our everyday life provide a rich opportunity for us to examine our impulses and actions and grow spiritually, according to the Jewish practice of Mussar. Mussar is an eminently wise, practical, and effective way to cultivate awareness, gratitude, personal...
The Spirit of Praise
Music and Worship in Global Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
In The Spirit of Praise, Monique Ingalls and Amos Yong bring together a multidisciplinary, scholarly exploration of music and worship in global pentecostal-charismatic Christianity at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The Spirit of Praise contends that gaining a full understanding of this...
by Joe Bobker
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Join Joe Bobker on a fascinating journey through the Jewish Festivals. You will laugh, you will cry but this roller-coaster cyclical ride through Jewish history, holidays, halacha, lore and minhag is worth the trip! In this extraordinary, insightful analysis of the Jewish calendar, Joe Bobkers refreshingly...
by Susan Tassone
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
Let the saints inspire you to intercede for the holy souls in purgatory!
Throughout the ages the devotions, prayers, and practices of the Communion of Saints have been offered up on behalf of souls in purgatory, the "Church Suffering." The saints' ardent desire to intercede for the holy souls...
by Andreas Önnerfors
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Freemasonry is one of the oldest and most widespread voluntary organisations in the world. Over the course of three centuries men (and women) have organized themselves socially and voluntarily under its name. With a strong sense of liberation, moral enlightenment, cosmopolitan openness and forward-looking...
Martyrdom and Terrorism
Pre-Modern to Contemporary Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
In recent years, terrorism has become closely associated with martyrdom in the minds of many terrorists and in the view of nations around the world. In Islam, martyrdom is mostly conceived as "bearing witness" to faith and God. Martyrdom is also central to the Christian tradition, not only...
Made for Goodness
And Why This Makes All the Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
We know all too well the cruelties, hurts, and hatreds that poison life on our planet. But my daughter and I have come together to write this book because we know that the catalogue of injuries that we can and do inflict on one another is not the whole story of humanity, not by a long measure. We...
Freemasonry
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
An experienced Freemason and award-winning psychologist provides a precise and engaging exploration of the core meaning and practices of Freemasonry for the new generation of people interested in joining the order, and those who are simply curious in the wake of recent media coverage.
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by A.K. Aruna
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Patanjali Yoga Sutras: Translation and Commentary in the Light of Vedanta Scripture is truly ground breaking, a unique perspective on these sutras that is both new and ancient.Aruna returns the gems of Patanjali from being limited within one of the six philosophical schools of medieval India...
Today I Am a Woman
Stories of Bat Mitzvah Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
“The amazing tales of Jewish girls on six different continents who celebrate the Jewish ritual of becoming a woman.” —The Jewish Journal
Winner, Spirituality Category, New England Festival Best Books of the Holiday Season
Divided into nine regions—Africa; Asia; Australia and New Zealand;...