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The first comprehensive resource for spiritual direction in the Jewish tradition—a vital resource for people involved in spiritual leadership.
The essential reference for people who are called to help others listen for God's voice—not only through prayer and sacred texts, but also through dance, art and interactions with other people—this groundbreaking volume draws on both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of spiritual direction to provide invaluable guidance.
Offering insight into all aspects of spiritual direction, including theology, practice, companionship, group work and embodied spirituality, the contributors to this guide are innovators in their fields and represent all four contemporary Jewish movements. Topics explored include:
Jewish Theologies and Jewish Spiritual Direction • The Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual Direction • Spiritual Direction as a Contemplative Practice • Contemplation and Social Action • Cultivating a Hearing Heart • Spiritual Types • Community for Spiritual Direction • Spiritual Direction and the Cycle of Holy Time • Spiritual Companionship and the Passages of Life • Jewish Spiritual Direction and the Sacred Body • Integrating Spiritual Direction and Visual Creativity • and many more ...
An exciting and practical addition to an emerging field, this is the definitive guide for all who accompany Jewish seekers on their spiritual journeys.
Contributors: Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison • Barbara Eve Breitman • Anne Brener • Rabbi Amy Eilberg • Jennifer (Jinks) Hoffman • Ann Kline • Rabbi Myriam Klotz • Julie Leavitt Kutzen • Alan Morinis • Rabbi Marcia Prager • Laine Barbanell Schipper • Rabbi Jacob J. Staub • Linda Rabinowitch Thal • Rabbi Zari M. Weiss • Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg • Rabbi Shohama Harris Wiener
"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
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction To Revitalize the Spirit of God: Toward a Contemporary Practice of Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison and Barbara Eve Breitman
SECTION I
An Evolving Practice
Jewish Theologies and Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Jacob J. Staub
Creating Jewish Spiritual Direction: More Than an Act of Translation
Linda Rabinowitch Thal
Reciprocal Grace: The Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison
SECTION II
Practicing Spiritual Guidance
Spiritual Direction as a Contemplative Practice
Rabbi Zari M. Weiss
Holy Listening: Cultivating a Hearing Heart
Barbara Eve Breitman
Berur: How Do You Know If It's God?
Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison
Spiritual Types: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Rabbi Shohama Harris Wiener
Spiritual Direction: No Inside, No Outside
Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg
Chavurat Ruach (A Fellowship of Spirit): Community for Spiritual Direction
Ann Kline
SECTION III
The Jewish Path
Spiritual Transformation: A Psychospiritual Perspective on Jewish Narratives of Journey
Barbara Eve Breitman
The Siddur: A Guide to Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Live with the Times: Spiritual Direction and the Cycle of Holy Time
Rabbi Marcia Prager
Spiritual Companionship and the Passages of Life
Anne Brener
Soul-Traits in Classical Mussar and Contemporary Jewish Spiritual Direction
Alan Morinis
SECTION IV
New Dimensions in Spiritual Guidance
From My Flesh I See God: Embodiment and Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Myriam Klotz
New Horizons: Poetry and Spiritual Direction
Jennifer (Jinks) Hoffman
God Danced the Day You Were Born: Jewish Spiritual Direction and the Sacred Body
Julie Leavitt Kutzen
Opening Doors, Windows, and Vistas: Integrating Spiritual Direction and Visual Creativity
Laine Barbanell Schipper
Glossary
Where Do I Go from Here? Resources in Jewish Spiritual Guidance
Index of Terms and Concepts
Index of Classical Sources Cited (Biblical and Rabbinic)