Amazing Chesed - Living a Grace-Filled Judaism

Zusatztext Rabbi Rami Shapiro is a renowned teacher of spirituality across faith traditions! a noted theologian! and an award-winning storyteller! poet and essayist. He has written many books and is a popular speaker and workshop leader. He has led e-courses for Spirituality & Practice and is profiled in our Living Spiritual Teachers Project. In this timely volume! Rabbi Rami opens the Jewish-Christian door of dialogue a few feet further with his affirmation of grace- chesed -as a major dimension of Judaism. Although religious scholars and students claim that justice is the predominant concept on the Jewish path! the author is convinced that grace is even more important with its emphasis on "God's unlimited! unconditional! unconditioned! and all-inclusive love for all creation." What is this God of grace really like? Shapiro imagines God to "be be-ing itself manifesting time! space! and everything that occupies them. God isn't a noun but a verb; God isn't a being but a doing! and what God does is called grace." Got it? There is no need to win or achieve grace because it is freely given. We have the choice to accept or reject it. In the Talmud we read: "Even if 999 angels testify against humanity and only 1 speaks on their behalf! the Holy One! blessed be! inclines the scales in humanity's favor." Once we accept the astonishing grace of the Holy One as the operative principle of our lives! we will be able to see the creation of the world! the covenant! forgiveness! and faith with fresh eyes. As we read Shapiro's commentary in these chapters! we sense his respect for the wildly creative aspects of chesed and his acceptance of the idea of letting God be God operating outside the precincts of human reason and rigid beliefs. For Rabbi Rami! mitzvoth! the traditions! commandments! and practices of Jewish life are all animated by the abundant and never-ending grace of God. He spells out the importance of "the Ten Sayings" and the Sabbath with just the right mix of reverence for tradition and creativity. The end result is a passionate plea for us to choose life. Informationen zum Autor Rami Shapiro, a renowned teacher of spirituality across faith traditions and a noted theologian, is a popular speaker on the topics of religion, theology and spirituality. He is author of the award - winning The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice; Recovery - The Sacred Art: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice and Hasidic Tales: Annotated and Explained; among other books.Rami Shapiro is available to speak on the following topics:Writing - The Sacred Art: Beyond the Page to Spiritual PracticeStop Playing God: 12 Steps as Spiritual Practice Biblical Wisdom for Post - biblical Times: An Exploration of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and JobThe Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Cultivating Compassion in Daily LifeHasidic Wisdom: An Exploration of Hasidic Storytelling, Theology and Contemplative PracticeSaints and Sages: Biblical Prophets, Ancient Rabbis and the Building of a Just World Klappentext Deepen your appreciation of Judaism as a way of living graciously. Reclaims grace as a core Jewish idea, presenting it as a key for unlocking the spiritual nature of all aspects of Judaism, looking at God, creation, covenant, faith and Jewish practice. Zusammenfassung The question isn't whether grace is there for you in Judaism. The question is! do you have the courage to accept it? " Chesed isn't a reward; it is reality. God's grace isn't limited to what we want to happen or might like to happen. God's grace is what is happening whether we like it or not. In short! God's grace is the giving of all to all." -from the Introduction Ask almost any Jew whether grace is a central concept in Judaism and an essential element in living Jewishly and! chances are! their answer will be "no." Bu...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Rami Shapiro
• Editore: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2012
• EAN: 9781580236249
• ISBN: 978-1-58023-624-9
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo