Bibliograph

Here all along, finding meaning, spirituality, and a deeper connection to life--in Judaism (after finally choosing to look there), Sarah Hurwitz

Type

Label

Here all along, finding meaning, spirituality, and a deeper connection to life--in Judaism (after finally choosing to look there), Sarah Hurwitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Here all along

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1090284160

Responsibility statement

Sarah Hurwitz

Sub title

finding meaning, spirituality, and a deeper connection to life--in Judaism (after finally choosing to look there)

Summary

"After a decade as a political speechwriter for leaders like Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, and as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book...about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is. Hurwitz was the quintessential lapsed Jew - until, at age thirty-six, after a tough break-up, she happened upon an advertisement for a beginner's class on Judaism. She attended on a whim, but was blown-away by what she found: beautiful rituals, helpful guidance on living an ethical life, conceptions of God beyond the judgy bearded man in the sky - none of which she had learned in Hebrew school or during the two synagogue services she grudgingly attended each year. That class led to a challenging, moving - and ultimately life-transforming - journey. Hurwitz visited the offices of rabbis, attended Jewish meditation retreats, sat at the Shabbat tables of Orthodox families, and read hundreds of books about Judaism--all in dogged pursuit of answers to her biggest life questions"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Why bother with Judaism -- In the beginning and in the image: the Torah -- The process of Judaism: questioning, debating, interpreting, iterating -- Freeing God from "His" human-shaped cage in the sky -- Mitzvot and the spirituality of doing -- Being a good person: self-restraint and self-transcendence -- Prayer and more: finding the primal in Jewish spiritual practice -- Giving Shabbat a chance -- Jewish holidays and the power of a well-placed banana -- Life cycle rituals (well, mainly just death) -- Conclusion: (Though hopefully also a beginning) -- again, why bother with Judaism

Target audience

adult

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Creator