Spiritual Life: A Jewish Feminist Journey (SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0791441180 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal This book about Jewish feminist spirituality is written with the strong yet soft voice of a committed participant in the whole spectrum of Jewish life: the family, the holidays, and the rituals. These experiences find a voice in Feld's prose and in her poetry; the work included in this volume provides an intimate expression of her spiritual and social commitments. . This New Age outpouring of feminine spirituality, expressed through the filter of a sensitive and talented writer, is appropriate for collections that feature t
From the experiences of early childhood, to the spiritual awakening of a secular adolescent encountering Jewish tradition, to the alternately funny and searing tales of new-found independence, early married life, young motherhood, and midlife, Feld comments with remarkable honesty and clarity on the many stages of spiritual and artistic exploration and growth. Overarching all these accounts is the picture of how the cycle of the Jewish calendar year comes to provide an ever-renewing source of sustenance for the author's deepening spiritual expression.. A unique memoir that interweaves poetry, narrative, meditation, and social history, A Spiritual Life explores the complex facets of a Jewish woman's spiritual coming-of-age, capturing the emotional and spiritual reality of contemporary Jews as well as religious seekers of all t
Merle Feld writes what I feel. Max Segal Handelman I wrote this letter to Ms. Feld while reading A Spiritual Life.Hi Merle,I'm not generally a big fan of poetry. But your poems have touched so many different parts of my life. Standing At Sinai has been part of my life and my Rosh Chodesh group on several occasions. We had one mother-daughter meeting where we all invited our mothers, and we brought Standing at Sinai to discuss. Adding our mother. "Read Spiritual Life, A Jewish Feminist Journey- A must read!" according to Laurel Sorman. An amazing story of self-discovery, " A Spiritual Life, A Jewish Feminist Journey" by Merle Feld, fills her book with beautiful prose and poetry. I identified with this book immensely as the author echoed my inner thoughts that I never took the time to write. Ms. Feld voices the struggle to grow and develop into a special person, concerns about doubts how woman relate to others, professional gr. "Best book I read this year. Beautiful. Touching. Funny." according to A Customer. I savored each page because it was so good. I knew in the closing section there would be synthesis and affirmation and I was fulfilled.Feld shows how she touched the lives of young people at Princeton as she modified Jewish tradition to create a warm, inclusive, feminist spiritual practice that affirmed her and that they would not forget.She provided me, a single, childless person, with a feel