Shalom, We are delighted to announce the release of Spiritual Awakenings: Illuminations on Shabbat and the Holidays by Yehoshua Rubin. Spiritual Awakenings is an inspirational guide to discovering anew the joy and meaning that can be found in Shabbat and each of the Jewish holidays. Yehoshua Rubin, a student of Rabbis Shlomo Carlebach and Shlomo Riskin, reveals how one can achieve self-awareness through unraveling the rich flavor that is imbued into the Jewish yearly cycle. In this enlightening volume, we are treated to a delightful fusion of Torah teachings, tales of Chassidic rabbis and heart-warming anecdotes. Excerpt from Spiritual Awakenings: |
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"Life is about waking up. It’s about engaging in real life with all its
disappointments and successes. It’s about allowing ourselves to feel both
the pain and the ecstasy of life.... I found that Shabbat and the Jewish
holidays were a guide to the spiritual awakenings that I needed in order to
wake up and stay awake. Through celebrating these special days I discovered
what life is about: Tasting the sweetness of this world. Feeling the love
your spouse has for you. Tickling your children. Learning to take advantage
of Shabbat’s gift of rest. Learning to forgive and give second chances on
Yom Kippur. Experiencing the Tu B’Shvat process of turning dreams into
realities, as a seed turns itself into a fruit-bearing tree. Being a Purim
Jew when you let down your barriers and fall in love with every human being.
Learning to transform your pain into empathy as you leave your own personal
Egypt at your Passover seder. And it’s about staying up all night on
Shavuot, to become as spiritually awakened as Ruth the Moabite, when she
opened up her eyes." |