About the Author:
Philadelphians Arthur O. Waskow and Phyllis O. Berman are leaders of the Jewish renewal movement. Waskow directs the Shalom Center and wrote Godwrestling. Berman directs Elat Chayyim's Summer Program and is co-author of Tales of Tikkun.
Review:
"Both a spiritual handbook and a spiritual history . . . This book will guide and enlighten Jews seeking to better understand their faith and to make it an indispensable part of their lives."
--George Cohen, Booklist
"Able to make the old new, Arthur Waskow and Phyllis Berman have worked their magic again, this time with the life cycle. Spiritual, courageous, and a joy--this is a book to bring wholeness and insight, as we all spiral along life's bounteous path." --Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Dean and Vice President, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, University of Jadaism
"A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven presents the spiritual resources Judaism possesses as individuals and families move through the cycle of life. The Jewish community can be grateful for this book as it contributes to the renewal and enrichment of Jewish life in our time." --Rabbi David Ellenson, President, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
"Arthur Ocean Waskow and Phyllis Ocean Berman have written for everyone longing for a Judaism of the soul, body, and intellect. All those who wish to sanctify their lives in the joyousness of Jewish spiritual life will find gentle and inspiring guidance in this book."
--Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College, editor of On Being a Jewish Feminist and Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity
"A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven teaches the Jewish wisdom of time, including the wisdom to understand how we are in a new time, and what that means for our ancient traditions. Arthur Waskow and Phyllis Berman are treasures of the Jewish community, and they have shown in their lives, as they show in this book, how we can learn for the great old ways, and how we can dance in the new." --Rodger Kamenetz, author of Stalking Elijah and The Jew in the Lotus
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