The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook : A Guide to Understanding, Exploring and Living a Spiritual Life Book

	On the Spiritual Journey
	Introduction
Pt. I	Awakening the Possibilities: What Is Jewish Spirituality?
	Ruhaniyyut	3
	Neshamah	5
	Self	7
	Jewish Definitions of Spirituality	9
	The State of the Faith	17
	The Personal God - and Beyond	27
	God	33
	Va-era: The Many Names of God	34
	Breathing	39
	Y-H-W-H	41
	Adonai	43
	Elohim	45
	God-Language	47
Pt. II	The Worlds of Your Life: Where Is Spirituality Found?
	God Within	55
	Seeing the Invisible	59
	Federal Express	62
	I [Am the One]	64
	Nitzavim: Women and the Covenant	72
	Two Universes	78
	The Spice of Desire	81
	The Meaning of Illness and Healing in Jewish Tradition	84
	A Splendid Way to Live	94
	Midnight: Mysticism, Sexuality, and Creation	96
	Jewish Mysticism Reconsidered	100
	Be Mystical. Be Happy	106
	A Note on the History of Kabbalah	113
	Is Kabbalah Only for Jews?	118
	How Wilderness Forms a Jew	121
	Study: Our Relationship with Community	129
	Community	134
	On the Fringes	136
	Terumah: Community as Sacred Space	143
	Living in This Life	148
	Creating Sanctuary	150
	The Community of a Congregation: The Congregation as Community	153
Pt. III	The Times and Seasons of Your Life: When Does Spirituality Enter?
	Time and Eternity	159
	How the Jewish Calendar Works	161
	The Sacred and the Everyday	165
	Blessings!	167
	The Feel of the Seasons and Becoming Deeply Human	170
	Shabbat	173
	Being	176
	Making Shabbes	179
	Resting in the Moment	183
	The History and Observance of Rosh Hodesh	195
	What to Say to Your Child on the Bimah	200
	From Age-ing to Sage-ing	203
Pt. IV	Swords and Plowshares: Hot to Forge the Tools That Will Make It Happen
	Torah	211
	The Study of Torah	214
	The Importance of Torah Study	218
	The Joy of Study	224
	Midrash: Sacred Stories	228
	How to Create a Contemporary Midrash	230
	The Power of Psalms	236
	What Is a Congregation of Learners?	242
	Hebrew Is the Jewish Language	246
	History Today	249
	Spiritual Yearning and Prayer	253
	Yearning for God	255
	All the World Is a Place for Prayer	261
	Script	264
	Introduction to the Liturgy: What to Look for in the Service	267
	Silent Prayer, Breathing Prayer	273
	Recovering the Sweetness of Sleep	279
	A Prayer for Prayer	282
	Hitbodedut	284
	What Is Jewish Meditation?	286
	The Practice of Jewish Meditation	288
	Why Meditate?	290
	The Roots and Fruits of Meditation	296
	Nobel Boredom: How to View Meditation	302
	On Mindfulness	308
	Best Practices: A Distillation of Techniques and Outlook	313
Pt. V	So What Do You Do with It? Why Spirituality Should Be Part of Your Life
	Tikkun 'Olam	325
	Partners in Redemption	327
	Choices	334
	Confronting Our Borders: Spirituality and Life Are One	339
	Managing and Leading	345
	Smuggling Religion into Work	349
	Spirituality, Schmerituality: Getting There through Deeds	357
	Writing an Ethical Will	368
	Field of Dreams	378
	Miketz: In Search of Dreamers	380
	Malachey Elyon: Messengers of the Most High	386
	Live Now Gratefully and Responsibly	389
	Yourself	394
	On the Spiritual Journey	397
	Notes	399
	About the Contributors	410
	Index of Contributors	421
	About Jewish Lights	423