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Author:

Kula, Irwin.

Title:

Yearnings : embracing the sacred messiness of life / Irwin Kula with Linda Loewenthal.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Hyperion,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xiv, 316 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Spiritual life--Judaism.
Life--Judaism.--Judaism.
Jewish way of life.
Desire--Judaism.--Judaism.

Other Authors:

Loewenthal, Linda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316).

Contents:

Yearning for truth -- Humble absolutes -- God will be what God will be -- The silent, thin self -- Yearning for meaning -- Sacred messiness -- Turning it over -- Duality diving -- Yearning for the way -- Dancing with uncertainty -- A commanding presence -- The necessity of transgression -- Yearning for love -- Covenant -- Giving and receiving -- Forgiveness -- Yearning to create -- Inspiration and illumination -- The practice of being -- The Sabbath of work -- Yearning for happiness -- The blessing of pleasure -- The ethics of joy -- Full of enough -- Yearning for transcendence -- Dying for life -- Messiah-ing -- Repairing the world.

Summary:

Applying ancient Jewish tradition and wisdom, as well as modern-day insights, to the search for meaning, a rabbi celebrates the complexities and messiness of human experience as a source of inspiration, fulfillment, and faith.

ISBN:

9781401301927
1401301924

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70114473

LCCN:

2006018823

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)