Jewish Spiritual Direction
Barbara Eve Breitman
(Editor)
Description
Product Details
| Publisher | Jewish Lights Publishing |
| Publish Date | April 01, 2006 |
| Pages | 370 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781580232302 |
| Dimensions | 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.1 inches | 1.4 pounds |
About the Author
Rabbi Howard A. Addison has trained with leading Enneagram practitioner Helen Palmer, and also served as the last student assistant to Abraham Joshua Heschel. He offers seminars on the Kabbalah and the Enneagram to teachers of both disciplines. Educated at both The Jewish Theological Seminary and the United Church of Christ's Chicago Theological Seminary, Addison serves as senior rabbi of Temple Sinai in Dresher, Pennsylvania.
Barbara Breitman, DMin, is assistant professor of pastoral counseling at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where she helped found the program in spiritual direction. A pioneer in the field of Jewish spiritual direction, she is cofounder of Lev Shomea, a training program at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, and coeditor, with Rabbi Howard A. Addison, of Jewish Spiritual Direction: An Innovative Guide from Traditional and Contemporary Sources (Jewish Lights Publishing). An experienced psychotherapist with a special interest in trauma, somatic awareness, mindfulness and resilience, she maintains a private practice with individuals and couples in Philadelphia.
Reviews
"A work of intelligence, depth and enduring worth [that is] long overdue."
-Rabbi Martin S. Cohen, editor, Conservative Judaism magazine
"Adds fresh, new understandings of spiritual guidance to long-treasured Jewish traditions of seeking the face of God. Sit with it. Ponder it. Let it lead you to prayer."
-Mary Ann Scofield, RSM, PhD, founding member, Spiritual Directors International
"Admirably creates a vocabulary and conceptual framework for this emerging field. Masterfully mines Jewish tradition to ground spiritual direction in Jewish theology, text and practice. An invaluable companion to those who companion others on their spiritual journeys."
-Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, editor, Jewish Pastoral Care, 2nd Edition: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
"A treasure trove.... Will inspire its readers to new levels of Jewish spiritual engagement and activism."
-Rabbi David Teutsch, author, Spiritual Community: The Power to Restore Hope, Commitment and Joy
"An epochmaking event. This is not just Christian spiritual direction with a Jewish patina; it is fully and organically Jewish."
-Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, DHL (z"l), author of Spiritual Intimacy
"Deep, thoughtful and varied.... An extraordinary collection of pioneering works that maps the latest thinking in this important, emerging field of Jewish spiritual life."
-Rabbi Nancy Flam, codirector of programs, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
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