These are the Words: A Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual LifeArthur Green's new book explores 120 Hebrew words at the heart of Judaism, giving each word life and purpose for our modern lives. Green not only defines each word, but discusses its significance in Jewish history, worship, and mysticism; how each word's meaning has changed from ancient times to today, and how modern influences are still changing these meanings. |
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Abraham aggadah amidah ancient aron kodesh Arukh Avot bar mitsvah berakhah Bible Biblical blessing called celebration century commentaries Creation Deuteronomy divine elohim Erets especially exists Exodus faith festival gift God's presence halakhah halakhic hallel Hanukkah Hasidic heart Hebrew holy human Israel Jerusalem Jewish community Jews Judaism Kabbalah Kabbalistic Kabbalistic Kabbalah kaddish kavvanah kehillah kiddush later Leviticus literally liturgy live Lord matzah means Midrash mikveh minḥah minyan mishkan Mishnah mitsvot Moses mussaf mystical neshamah olam person Pesaḥ prayer prophets Psalms Purim rabbis rebbe recited refers religious ritual Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hodesh ruaḥ sacred sacrifice scrolls Second Temple seen sefirot Sephardic Shavu'ot shekhinah shema shiv'ah siddur Sinai Song soul spiritual sukkah Sukkot symbolic synagogue tallit Talmud tanakh teaching tefillin tehillim term teshuvah tions Torah tradition translated tsaddik tsedakah verses word yeshivah Yiddish yir'ah Yisra'el Yom Kippur