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Jewish Tales of Holy Women
Yitzhak Buxbaum
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Description for Jewish Tales of Holy Women
Paperback. What is a "holy woman," or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
What is a "holy woman," or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. The tales display a specifically female Jewish spirituality, giving us a peek into a world of devotional beauty that focuses on kindness. These stories of laughter and tears, humility and bravery, striving and trance, have an appeal spanning the denominational spectrum: they ... Read more
What is a "holy woman," or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. The tales display a specifically female Jewish spirituality, giving us a peek into a world of devotional beauty that focuses on kindness. These stories of laughter and tears, humility and bravery, striving and trance, have an appeal spanning the denominational spectrum: they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118104439
SKU
V9781118104439
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Yitzhak Buxbaum
Yitzhak Buxbaum is a maggid, a traditional Jewish storyteller and teacher, who specializes in mysticism, spirituality, and Hasidic tales. He is the author of nine books including Jewish Spiritual Practices, Storytelling and Spirituality in Judaism, and An Open Heart: The Mystic Path of Loving People. Yitzhak teaches at The New School University and resides in New York City.
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